Saint Fiacre (English spelling)

Japanese: Saint Fiacre(英語表記)SaintFiacre
Saint Fiacre (English spelling)

…In Japan, miso soup made from sea worms and hot poultices made from chicken droppings are considered miracle cures for hemorrhoids, and there are also ancient records of the hemorrhoid god in Asakusa, Edo, and the "God of Hemorrhoids of Sanya" in Sanyaji-cho. In the West, Saint Fiacre of France is famous as the patron saint of various diseases, especially hemorrhoids, and it is said that Louis XIV prayed to him for a cure. Hemorrhoids include the commonly known hemorrhoids (piles), anal fissures, and anal fistulas, but medically these are completely separate diseases. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち,日本では海虫ヒルゴ玉のみそ汁とか鶏糞による温湿布などが痔の奇薬とされ,また江戸浅草の痔神や山谷寺町の〈さんやの痔の神〉の古記も残っている。西洋では,フランスの聖フィアクルSaint Fiacreが諸病とくに痔の守護聖人として有名で,ルイ14世も治癒祈願をしたといわれる。 痔には俗にいういぼ痔(痔核)hemorrhoids,piles,きれ痔(痔裂,裂肛)anal fissure,あな痔(痔瘻(じろう))anal fistulaなどが含まれるが,医学上これらはまったく別個の疾患である。…

※「Saint Fiacre」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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