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• herbal medicine — is the most popular form of ‘traditional’ health care in modern China. Bolstered by official government support since the mid 1950s, institutions of traditional medicine generate a great deal of health care knowledge and deliver modern medical… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• herbal medicine — herbalism the use of plant or plant extracts for medicinal purposes in order to improve the body s natural functions and restore balance. Herbal medicines are given in many forms (liquids, infusions, tablets, topical preparations, etc.) and form… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• herbal medicine — noun 1. a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug 2. the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Herbal remedy — A medication prepared from plants, including most of the world’s traditional remedies for disease. Most people think of herbal remedies as products sold over the counter as “supplements”, such as saw palmetto extract or goldenseal ointment.… …   Medical dictionary

• Chinese herbal medicine — noun The use of combinations of various properties and attributes of herbs to restore balance of qi and nourish the constitution • • • Main Entry: ↑china …   Useful english dictionary

• medicine — 1. A drug. 2. The art of preventing or curing disease; the science concerned with disease in all its relations. 3. The study and treatment of general diseases or those affecting the internal parts of the body, especially those not usually… …   Medical dictionary

• Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… …   Wikipedia

• Traditional oriental medicine — 1. This is a sophisticated form of medicine comprised of many systematic techniques and methods, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, acupressure, qi gong, and oriental massage. The most striking characteristic of oriental medicine is its… …   Medical dictionary

• Herbal tea — An herbal tea, tisane, or ptisan is an herbal infusion made from anything other than the leaves of the tea bush ( Camellia sinensis ). EtymologyThe English word tisane originated from the Greek word πτισάνη (ptisanē), a drink made from pearl… …   Wikipedia

• Medicine man — This article is about the Native American healers. For the American film, see Medicine Man (film). Yup ik shaman exorcising evil spirits from a sick boy. Nushagak, Alaska, 1890s.[1] Medicine man or Medi …   Wikipedia

• Herbal distillate — Herbal distillates are aqueous solutions or colloidal suspensions (hydrosol) of essential oils usually obtained by steam distillation from aromatic plants. These herbal distillates have uses as flavorings, medicine and in skin care. Herbal… …   Wikipedia