Scopoletin

Japanese: scopoletin
Scopoletin

...The herbal medicines of Kawaraninjin, Artemisia anguicidae, and two other closely related species are called Seiko. Kawaraninjin contains coumarins such as scopoletin and sesquiterpenes, while Artemisia anguicidae contains flavonoids and sesquiterpenes such as arteannuin. In combination with other herbal medicines, it is used as an antipyretic, cholesteatotic, and hemostatic drug for fevers of 37-38°C that do not go down for days, night sweats, malaria, chronic infectious hepatitis, hemorrhoids, nosebleeds, and postpartum hemostasis.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カワラニンジンおよびクソニンジンほか近縁2種を生薬で青蒿(せいこう)という。カワラニンジンはスコポレチンscopoletinなどのクマリン類とセスキテルペン類,クソニンジンはフラボノイドとアルテアヌインarteannuinなどのセスキテルペンを含む。他の生薬と配合して解熱,利胆,止血薬として37~38℃でなん日も下がらない発熱症状,盗汗,マラリア,慢性の伝染性肝炎,痔(じ),鼻血,産後の止血などに用いる。…

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