カンフル剤ざい

noun

camphor (as a cardiotonic drug)

Historical medical term for a camphor-based injection used to stimulate the heart. Now mostly encountered in historical contexts or in the set phrase カンフル注射.

See also: カンフル注射

• 昔むかし、医い者しゃは心しん臓ぞうを強つよめるためにカンフル剤ざいを使つかった。

  In the past, doctors used camphor as a cardiotonic drug to strengthen the heart.

noun

shot in the arm; stimulus; impetus

Figurative use derived from the historical drug. Refers to something that revitalizes or gives a sudden boost, often used in economic, political, or motivational contexts.

• 減げん税ぜいは景けい気きへのカンフル剤ざいとして期き待たいされている。

  The tax cut is expected to act as a shot in the arm for the economy.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばがチームにとってカンフル剤ざいになった。

  His words served as a stimulus for the team.