star spot

Japanese: star spot(英語表記)starspot
star spot

…The genus Rhubarb is described in Dioscorides's "Drugs," and is one of the few herbal medicines exported from China to Europe since ancient times. The quality varies, and those with scattered star spots are considered to be of good quality. Star spots are a tissue unique to Rhubarb, and are small abnormal vascular bundles with radiating medullary rays that look like whorls and can be seen with the naked eye. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ダイオウ属はディオスコリデスの《薬物誌》に記載されており,古来,中国からヨーロッパへと輸出された数少ない生薬の一つである。品質はさまざまで,錦紋(きんもん)star spotが散在するものが良品とされている。錦紋とは大黄特有の組織で,小さな異常維管束の髄線が放射状に見え,つむじ様を呈し,肉眼でも見ることができるものである。…

※「star spot」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。

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