also: かいにんそう
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、回虫の駆除に使われた海藻です。
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.
この漢方薬はマクリ、甘草、大黄から作られた駆虫剤です。
This herbal medicine is a dewormer made from makuri, licorice, and rhubarb.
Rare kanji form; also read かいじんそう. The reading まくり is a gikun/jukujikun for this spelling.
Rare kanji variant of 海人草.
The origin of the word マクリ is uncertain. It is a Japanese name for the red algae Digenea simplex, and the kanji forms 海人草 and 海仁草 are likely ateji based on the meaning and reading.