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    3. 生薬

    生薬

    生しょう薬やく

    crude drug

    KMT9News #29+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab21 strokes

    しょうやくきぐすりせいやく

    Noun

    1.
    crude drug, natural drug, galenical

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    この薬くすりには生しょう薬やくが含ふくまれています。

    This medicine contains crude drugs.

    KMT7Medicine & Health
    漢かん方ぽう薬やくの多おおくは、様さま々ざまな生しょう薬やくを組くみ合あわせて作つくられています。

    Many traditional Chinese medicines are made by combining various crude drugs.

    KMT9Medicine & Health
    生しょう薬やくの品ひん質しつ管かん理りは、その薬やっ効こうを保ほ証しょうするために非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようです。

    Quality control of crude drugs is extremely important to guarantee their medicinal efficacy.

    KMT9Medicine & Health
    古こ代だいから、多おおくの文ぶん明めいで生しょう薬やくが病びょう気きの治ち療りょうに用もちいられてきました。

    Since ancient times, crude drugs have been used to treat illnesses in many civilizations.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthHistory
    生しょう薬やくの研けん究きゅうは、現げん代だい医い学がくにおいても新あらたな治ち療りょう法ほうの発はっ見けんに繋へつながる可か能のう性せいがあります。

    Research into crude drugs may lead to the discovery of new treatments even in modern medicine.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
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