地じ竜りゅう

noun

dried earthworm medicine

A traditional herbal preparation made from dried earthworms, used in Kampo medicine. The term is domain-specific and not commonly encountered outside medical or historical contexts.

• 地じ竜りゅうは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの材ざい料りょうとして用もちいられることがある。

  Jiryū is sometimes used as an ingredient in Kampo medicine.