noun
Siberian ginseng; eleuthero; ciwujia
A plant (Eleutherococcus senticosus) used in traditional medicine; the name is usually written in katakana.
エゾウコギはシベリア人参とも呼ばれる。
Eleuthero is also called Siberian ginseng.
The name エゾウコギ combines 蝦夷 (Ezo, old name for Hokkaido) and 五加 (ukogi, Acanthopanax). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it refers to a plant native to northern regions.