Definition of Herbal medicine

1. Noun. A medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health.


2. Noun. The use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health.
Generic synonyms: Alternative Medicine

Definition of Herbal medicine

1. Noun. herbalism ¹

2. Noun. A herbal drug or similar preparation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herbal Medicine

herb garden
herb mercury
herb of grace
herb robert
herb roberts
herb tea
herb teas
herba impia
herbaceous
herbaceous plant
herbaceousness
herbage
herbaged
herbages
herbal
herbal medicine (current term)
herbal supplement
herbal supplements
herbal tea
herbal teas
herbal therapy
herbalism
herbalisms
herbalist
herbalistic
herbalists
herball
herbals
herbar
herbaria

Literary usage of Herbal medicine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... Ph.D. Ted Kaptchuk Robert S. McCaleb, Ph.D. History of herbal medicine Early humans recognized their dependence on nature in both health and illness. ..."

2. English Medicine in the Anglo-Saxon Times: Two Lectures Delivered Before the by Joseph Frank Payne (1904)
"We find an obscure herbal medicine, distinct from the more learned medicine of the regular ... Even in our own day there exists a popular herbal medicine, ..."

3. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... may account for its efficacy and that may lead to adverse side effects (110). herbal medicine. Several modern treatments have ..."

4. Lore: Capturing Traditional Environmental Knowledge by Martha Johnson (1998)
"Traditional Medicine From 1986 to 1988, the Chiang Mai Centre studied the traditional Akha knowledge of herbal medicine. Following this study, students were ..."

5. Psychotherapy by James Joseph Walsh (1912)
"herbal medicine What is thus exemplified in astronomy and astrology can be found in ... Most of what was accomplished by early herbal medicine was, however, ..."

6. Thailand by Christopher Evans, Lindsey Evans (2006)
"herbal medicine The herbs are usually classified into their tastes and flavors to decide their best use. Bitter medicines cure jaundice and help with ..."

7. An Introduction to the History of Medicine: With Medical Chronology by Fielding Hudson Garrison (1921)
"The reverence of the ancient Germans for the intuitive powers of woman was the origin of weise Frauen, who practised herbal medicine. ..."

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