dong quai

[ doong-chwahy ]

noun
  1. an aromatic herb, Angelica sinensis, of the parsley family, native to China and Japan, used to treat menopausal symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and menstrual irregularity.

Origin of dong quai

1
First recorded in 1975–80; from a southern Chinese dialect, equivalent to Mandarin dāng guī “ought to return” (from the folk belief that the herb makes the blood return where it ought to)

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