HERBAL MEDICINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does herbal medicine mean? 

• HERBAL MEDICINE (noun)
  The noun HERBAL MEDICINE has 2 senses:

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

2. the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health

  Familiarity information: HERBAL MEDICINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HERBAL MEDICINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("herbal medicine" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("herbal medicine" is a kind of...):

alternative medicine (the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture)

 Context examples 

If you are thinking about using an herbal medicine, first get information on it from reliable sources.

(Herbal Medicine, NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

An extract of the flesh from the fruit of Phaleria macrocarpa, an Indonesian herbal medicine, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Phaleria macrocarpa Extract DLBS-1425, NCI Thesaurus)

A traditional Chinese herbal medicine derived from the plant Astragalus membranaceus with potential immunopotentiation activity.

(Jin Fu Kang, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary multiherbal topical cream based on Chinese herbal medicine with potential antineoplastic, antiviral, antibacterial and immunostimulatory activities.

(Arnebia Indigo Jade Pearl Topical Cream, NCI Thesaurus)

An oral capsule formulation of a traditional Chinese herbal medicine with potential analgesic activity.

(Blue Citrus-Based Herbal Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)