🌾Vietnamese Traditional Medicine
Dong Quai (Duong Quy)
Angelica sinensis
About Dong Quai (Duong Quy)
Dong Quai (Duong Quy) (Angelica sinensis) is a herb used in the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Menstrual Issues, Anemia, Hormonal Imbalance, and Circulation, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Angelica sinensis, commonly known as dong quai（ Chinese :当归 ） or "female ginseng" is a herb from the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China. Angelica sinensis grows in cool high altitude mountains in China, Japan, and Korea. The yellowish brown root of the plant is harvested in fall and is a well-known Chinese medicine used over thousands of years.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal