宝ほう丹たん

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.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの旅たび人びとは、気き付つけ薬ぐすりとして宝ほう丹たんを持もち歩あるいた。