江戸時代の薬と養生

From Ancient Times to Now: Ancient Wisdom of Health

Introducing yourself to first-time visitors. ______

Skin that brightens your face can only be produced if you are happy in mind and body.

To prevent the condition from worsening, I would especially recommend that people with sensitive skin have it checked.

I I suffered from atopic dermatitis caused by cosmetics , and I was suffering mentally and physically every day.

After that, I worked in product development at a major cosmetics company, and learned why my skin had become rough.

I also learned about the petroleum system in cosmetics. I'm confused... I'm confused when I see the surprising irritating and ineffective ingredients in organic and additive-free cosmetics...

High-quality skincare that's also good for the environment. Utilizing the ancient wisdom of coexisting with nature, and incorporating modern wisdom, let's create FRMA! From Ancient Times To Now the first one is cosmetics ♪

For a brighter look and a brighter life. FRMA cosmetics are a tool to help you live a happy life . This blog will explore hints for living each day in a happy mood .

Sharing is Caring, Caring is Touch, Touch is Love

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Old wisdom: "Yōjō"

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I believe that the Edo period was filled with gifts from nature. Enjoying the unique characteristics of each season seems to be the basis of Japanese cuisine. Ingredients have a yin and yang effect, so eating seasonal foods also means receiving the nutrients needed for that season.

The word "yojo" is a concept with a long history in Japan.

"Yōjō" has been an important concept in Japanese culture and language for over 300 years, from at least the Edo period to the present day. Its origins are even older, and considering the influence of China, it may date back more than 1,000 years.

  1. Striving to maintain and improve health. This refers to taking care in your daily life to nourish life and maintain good health.

  2. To make an effort to recover from illness or injury. This means providing medical treatment and recuperation.

  3. An expression used when showing concern for someone's health. By saying things like "please take care of yourself," you can convey your concern for the other person's health and your hope for their recovery.

I feel like "nurturing life" also includes looking at your own life.

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Enjoy the season

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Edo's seasonal foods

Spring vegetables

  • ginger

  • Honey parsley

  • Aplana

  • Horsetail

  • mustard

  • Nobile

  • Mitsuba

  • Udo

  • Butterbur

  • bamboo shoots

  • bracken

  • broad beans

  • burdock

Spring fish

  • spiny lobster

  • sardine

  • Thailand

  • flounder

  • glass eel

  • Bonito

  • Ark shell

  • scallops

  • Clams

  • clams

  • Turban shell

Summer vegetables

  • watermelon

  • burdock

  • Perilla

  • Shirouri

  • Oriental melon

  • okra

  • Water shield

  • chili peppers

  • cucumber

  • Wax gourd

  • Zuiki

Summer fish

  • Thailand

  • Horse mackerel

  • Sweetfish

  • kiss

  • Rockfish

  • eel

  • Kochi

  • Suzuki

  • Flying fish

  • Bigfin Reef Squid

  • Flounder

Autumn vegetables

  • Wax gourd

  • eggplant

  • Shinshoga

  • Taro

  • Pumpkin

  • Carrots

Autumn fish

  • mackerel

  • Crab

  • mullet

  • Horse mackerel

  • trout

  • Salmon

  • Japanese flying squid

  • Bonito

  • Amaebi (shrimp)

The bonito from Sagami Bay, known as "Kamakura bonito," is famous as the first bonito of the season. It was transported to Edo by specially developed fast ships called "Shunsokusen" and "Oshiokuribune."

It is an excellent boat with three masts and seven oars, and can set sail in any weather. It is said that the osogosen boat is featured in Katsushika Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa."

winter vegetables

  • Turnip

  • Kwai

  • burdock

  • spinach

  • sweet potato

  • wasabi

  • radish

  • Komatsuna

Winter fish

  • Abalone

  • Halfbeak

  • kiss

  • Spanish mackerel

  • Yellowtail

  • Tara

  • smelt

  • spear squid

  • Amaebi (shrimp)

  • Shiba shrimp

The early Edo period was just after a long period of war. Kyoto's aristocratic culture was devastated, and there was not much food to be proud of. However, with the expansion of farmland through the development of new rice fields and advances in agricultural and fishing techniques due to the expansion of cities, food supplies developed in abundance.

Until the early Edo period, farming villages were basically self-sufficient, but as cities grew larger, they promoted the commercialization of agricultural products and produced fertilizers such as manure and garbage, creating a virtuous cycle for the development of technologies to produce more and faster. For example, the method of laying black plastic sheets that can be seen in fields today was developed in the Edo period to speed up production! Amazing!!

At that time, we reused discarded paper, which had turned completely black from calligraphy, called hankoshi.

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Drug wholesaler ( Yakushudonya)

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A pharmacy similar to what we would now call a Chinese herbal medicine pharmacy.

The store was filled with small drawers, and they also sold ready-made, inexpensive medicines on the porch.

In Europe, there were rows of bottles and jars, but most Chinese herbal medicines were dried and stored in drawers.

There was one drug wholesaler per town! There were apparently over 250 in the whole of Edo.

Various medicinal ingredients are combined depending on the purpose and used as compresses or decoctions. They were mixed based on a doctor's prescription, or prepared in store after explaining the patient's condition. Samurai families had secret medicines passed down in their families, and sometimes they would just buy the ingredients.

In addition to prescription drugs, there are over 1,500 types of ready-made medicines sold, including eye drops, ointments, and oral medications.

Next time, I'll write in detail about what kind of things are there.

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