enmein

Japanese: enmein
enmein

…It is distributed in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Korea. It contains the bitter enmein, and the whole plant is dried in the shade and boiled for medicinal purposes. It is said to be effective against indigestion, loss of appetite, and stomach pain, and the name hikiokoshi comes from the legend that it has the effect of reviving life, and in the same sense it is also called enmeisou (prolonging life grass). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "enmein" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北海道,本州,四国,九州,朝鮮に分布する。強い苦味のあるエンメインenmeinを含み,全草を陰干しにして煎じて薬用とする。消化不良,食欲不振,腹痛に効があるといわれ,ヒキオコシの名は起死回生の効があるという言い伝えからついたもので,また同じ意味でエンメイソウ(延命草)ともいわれる。…

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