- senjigusuri (medical) decoction, infusion
Learners meet this in historical or medical contexts, as it refers to traditional herbal medicine boiled down, not modern drugs.
祖母は風邪に煎じ薬を作ってくれた。
Sobo wa kaze ni senjigusuri o tsukutte kureta.
My grandmother made a decoction for my cold.
この煎じ薬は苦いがよく効く。
Kono senjigusuri wa nigai ga yoku kiku.
This decoction is bitter but very effective.
⚖️ Often confused with 漢方薬, which refers to the whole system of Chinese herbal medicine, while 煎じ薬 specifically means the brewed liquid.
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