Beloved Chameleon Plants

Dokudami (Chameleon Plants).
We are surrounded by them in this season.
They are not rare at all, on the contrary,too many of them hassel us.

But we should treat it more important.

Terajima Ryouan, a doctor who lived 200 years ago, used to say," Most of people are liable to think that something rare is much more effective than familiar-looking one. So stupid."

In fact, the other name of Chameleon Plants is Juyaku(十薬),means 'many-kind-effective medicine'. Antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antimicrbial, antiphlogistic, antiviral, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, laxative......!