dầu giun
Definition
- Noun:
- Chenopodium ambrosioides: A plant species, also known as Mexican tea or wormseed, used traditionally for its medicinal properties.
- Wormseed oil: An essential oil extracted from the Chenopodium ambrosioides plant, historically used as a remedy to expel intestinal parasites.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Dầu giun từng được sử dụng như một loại thuốc tẩy giun. (Wormseed oil was once used as an anthelmintic medicine.)
- Cây dầu giun mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi. (The wormseed plant grows wild in many places.)
Advanced Usage
- Historical medicinal term: Refers specifically to the oil's former primary use against parasitic worms (helminths).
- Trong y học cổ truyền, dầu giun được dùng với liều lượng rất cẩn thận. (In traditional medicine, wormseed oil was used with very careful dosage.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cây dầu giun: The wormseed plant ().
- Epazote: A common name for the same plant, used especially in Mexican cuisine.
- Thuốc tẩy giun: Anthelmintic; deworming medicine (a broader modern term).
Synonyms
- Wormseed oil: The direct English translation for the medicinal oil.
- Chenopodium oil: A more scientific term for the same oil.
Important Note
- Modern Context: The use of (the oil) as a medicine is now considered dangerous and potentially toxic. It is largely obsolete in modern medicine due to safety concerns. The term primarily exists in historical or botanical contexts. The plant itself () is still known.