蒲ほ黄おう

noun

cattail pollen (used in TCM)

Technical term in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Refers specifically to the pollen of cattails (Typha species), used as a hemostatic and diuretic agent.

See also: 蒲

• 蒲ほ黄おうは漢かん方ぽうで止し血けつ薬やくとして用もちいられる。

  Cattail pollen is used as a hemostatic agent in traditional Chinese medicine.