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ミシマサイコ

also: みしまさいこ

Meanings

1

noun

Bupleurum stenophyllum (medicinal herb)

usually written using kana alone

A species of medicinal herb used in traditional medicine; the name is a botanical term.

ミシマサイコは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの原げん料りょうとして栽さい培ばいされている。
Bupleurum stenophyllum is cultivated as a raw material for traditional Chinese medicine.

Written forms

みしまさいこ
Hiragana spelling, also used but less common than katakana for this botanical term.
三み島しま柴さい胡こ
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is almost always written in kana.

Kanji

三three
島island

柴brush, firewood

胡barbarian, foreign

Etymology

The name likely derives from the region of Mishima (三島) and the plant name 柴胡 (saiko, Bupleurum). The exact origin is uncertain.