マクリ

noun

red seabroom; Digenea simplex

A type of red algae traditionally used as a deworming agent. The word is usually written in katakana.

• マクリは昔むかし、回かい虫ちゅうの駆く除じょに使つかわれた海かい藻そうです。

  Makuri is a seaweed that was once used to expel roundworms.

noun

dewormer made from red seabroom, licorice, and rhubarb

A traditional herbal deworming preparation containing red seabroom, licorice, and rhubarb. Historical medicinal use.

• この漢かん方ぽう薬やくはマクリ、甘かん草ぞう、大だい黄おうから作つくられた駆く虫ちゅう剤ざいです。

  This herbal medicine is a dewormer made from makuri, licorice, and rhubarb.