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Dong quai


Dong quai

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Dong Quai is one of the ancient herbs used in Asia for medicinal benefits. Its roots have been valued for thousand years, as it could alleviate a number of illnesses. Today, Dong Quai is acknowledged worldwide as a proven effective alternative cure to sicknesses such as menopausal symptoms.

What is Dong Quai?

Dong Quai, or Angelica Sinensis, is an herb indigenous to China. The Angelica plant grows at the high altitudes of China, Japan, and Korea where the climate is cool. It is a member of the celery family, and often referred to “female ginseng”. The plant is harvested during autumn, and its flowers are white, fragrant and umbrella-shaped that bloom during the months of June and July.

Dong Quai, has varying names but is most commonly known as Chinese angelica, toki, dang gui, Angelica polymorpha var. sinensis, Angélique de Chine, Angelicae Gigantis Radix, Angélique Chinoise, Angelicae Gigantis Radix, Angélique Chinoise Chinese Angelica, Dang Gui, Danggui, Danguia, tang kuei, tanggwi or simply the Angelica plant.

Dong Quai for Menopause

Dong Quai is an herb full of nutrition and components that help in alleviation of menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, sleep problems, night sweating, and headaches. Most of the time, Dong Quai is used together with other supplements or medicines like chamomile, black cohosh, red clover, and ginseng to improve its effectiveness for menopausal relief.

How Dong Quai Works

Dong Quai is one of the phytoestrogenic plants. It contains phytoestrogens that works similarly with estrogen in the body. And because the symptoms felt by menopausal women are due to the declining level of hormones such as estrogen, phytoestrogen works by filling up the needed hormones, which results to reduction or elimination of menopausal symptoms.

Other Uses of Dong Quai

Dong Quai is also used as blood purifier that could help illnesses like hypertension, joint pain, infertility, ulcers, anemia, constipation and allergy attacks. Some take Dong Quai by mouth to treat skin discolorations and psoriasis.

Risks of Dong Quai

The use of Dong Quai is possibly safe when taken by mouth. However, taking Dong Quai orally or when applied to skin increases the sensitivity of the skin to sunrays. This might cause a greater risk to cancer. Moreover, taking Dong Quai for a long period of time is possibly unsafe, as it contains carcinogens or components that may cause cancer.

Dong Quai is not recommended for pregnant women as it may affect the muscles of the uterus. There also has been a report where a pregnant woman who took Dong Quai on her first trimester resulted to birth defects. On the other hand, there is not enough evidence of Dong Quai’s safety for breastfeeding women; therefore it is not advised for both.

Using Dong Quai could also slow down blood clotting. It is not recommended for individuals with bleeding disorders, about to undergo surgery, and those with protein S deficiency.

Self-heal With Dong Quai

You can make a decoction of the herb. Chop dried root of Dong Quai and let it simmer for 20 minutes. Take 1 cup of the decoction 2 to 3 times daily.
The herb is also available in other forms and can be used as tincture or even topical substance. It can also be acquired from supplements in tablets or capsules.

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Helpful tips:
It is best to use properly dried roots to avoid mildew. Make sure that you let it simmer in boiling water and not just infuse in hot water. When you boil it, you can get optimal levels of the medicinal property of the herb. It is advisable not to take Dong Quai when a woman is pregnant, is lactating and nursing or is having menstrual periods.
Ongoing research on Dong Quai points to the possibility that some of the herb’s effects are due to phytoestrogens, estrogen-like plant compounds. These phytoestrogens may help to supply an additional mild source of estrogen to balance out levels in the body.

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About Gita

Hi there, I am Gita ❤
I am a woman in midlife, just like you, wanting to be my best, symptom-free and living a good life. I had all kinds of symptoms before the age of 50, and I had no clue what was happening.
Now, 10 years later, I understand what hit me back then. And the best thing? I have now learned all the tricks on how to be the best version of me.
Feeling all these great things, I want to share with you everything that I have learned too.
You deserve to get the help you need and to be taken seriously. ❤

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