1. Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
2. Jintan (Japanese medicine)Jintan is the patented name of a popular Japanese medicine/candy sold from the early twentieth century to today. Originally marketed as a cure-all for a number of ailments, Jintan is today thought of as a breath freshener only. The silver coated pellet-like pills were advertised from 1904 through the end of World War II. They were sold throughout the Japanese Empire.
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Read “仁丹” on Japanese Wikipedia
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