Dong quai: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Dong quai in China is the name of a plant defined with Angelica acutiloba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ligusticum acutilobum Siebold & Zuccarini.
2) Dong quai is also identified with Angelica polymorpha It has the synonym Selinum coreanum H. Boissieu (etc.).
3) Dong quai is also identified with Angelica sinensis It has the synonym Angelica polymorpha var. sinensis Oliv..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1916)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Hooker’s Icones Plantarum (1999)
· Abh. Akad. Muench. (1843)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1930)
· Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. SaintPétersbourg (1874)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
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Partial matches: Dong.
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