noun
Hōtan; type of smelling salts from the late Edo period
Archaic term for a specific brand or type of smelling salts sold during the late Edo period (1603–1868). Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
江戸時代の旅人は、気付け薬として宝丹を持ち歩いた。
Travelers in the Edo period carried Hōtan as a restorative.
「宝丹」は、今でいう携帯用の嗅ぎ薬のようなものだった。
Hōtan was something like today's portable smelling salts.