ハマボウフウ

noun

Glehnia littoralis; beach silvertop

A coastal umbellifer used in Chinese medicine; the Japanese name literally means 'beach siler'. Typically encountered in botanical, culinary, or traditional medicine contexts.

• ハマボウフウは海かい岸がんの砂すな地じに自じ生せいする多た年ねん草そうです。

  Glehnia littoralis is a perennial plant that grows wild on sandy beaches.

• 漢かん方ぽうでは、ハマボウフウの根ねを生しょう薬やくとして用もちいることがあります。

  In Chinese medicine, the root of Glehnia littoralis is sometimes used as a crude drug.