牽けん牛ご子し

noun

morning glory seeds (medicinal use)

Refers specifically to the seeds of the morning glory (朝顔) used in traditional medicine, often as a laxative or diuretic. Not a common everyday word; mainly encountered in herbal or pharmacological contexts.

See also: あさがお

• 牽けん牛ご子しは漢かん方ぽうで下げ剤ざいとして用もちいられることがある。

  Morning glory seeds are sometimes used as a laxative in traditional Chinese medicine.