Called “female ginseng,” dong quai is the root at the heart of Chinese women’s formulas such as Si Wu Tang, used for centuries to nourish the blood and support the monthly cycle. Here’s what tradition says, what the studies found, and why it needs care around blood thinners, sun and hormones.
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