noun
Chinese tallow (medicinal ingredient)
Rare term used in traditional Chinese medicine to refer to the Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum) or its parts as an ingredient. In modern Japanese, the plant is more commonly called ナンキンハゼ.
See also: ナンキンハゼ
漢方では、烏臼が皮膚のトラブルに用いられることがある。
In Chinese medicine, Chinese tallow is sometimes used for skin problems.
The common modern Japanese name for the Chinese tallow tree; 烏臼 is a rare, classical term used mainly in medical contexts.
From Chinese 烏臼 (wūjiù), referring to the Chinese tallow tree. The exact historical derivation into Japanese is uncertain, but the term is preserved in traditional medicine literature.