asarinin

Japanese: asarinin
asarinin

...The species of Chinese spices found in Japan and mainland China, and sometimes considered to be separate genus, include A. sieboldii Miq. (illustration), found in the mountains from Honshu to Kitakyushu and mainland China, A. heterotropoides Fr.Schum. found in Hokkaido and Sakhalin, and its variant, var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitagawa, found in the Chugoku and Tohoku regions of Japan. The dried rhizomes of these spices are called asian spices, contain the essential oils eugenol and asarinin, and have a fragrant and spicy taste. They are used to stop coughs, induce sweating, and relieve chest pain. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "asarinin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本や中国大陸に分布し,時には別属とされるサイシン類には本州から北九州の山地,中国大陸に分布するウスバサイシンA.sieboldii Miq.(イラスト)や,北海道やサハリンに分布するオクエゾサイシンA.heterotropoides Fr.Schum.,日本の中国,東北地方に分布するその変種のケイソンサイシンvar.mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitagawaなどがある。それらの根茎を乾燥したものは細辛(さいしん)と呼ばれ,精油のユウゲノールeugenolやアサリニンasarininを含有し,芳香と辛みを有する。咳止め,発汗,胸痛などに用いられる。…

※「asarinin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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