Although this story, together with the above story of losing the ability to remember, has become popular as folklore called "Myoga-yado," the authenticity has not been proved academically.
この説は前掲の「物忘れがひどくなる」という話とともに、民話「みょうが宿」から一般化し、人口に膾炙（かいしゃ）するようになったもので、学術的な根拠はない。