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HERBAL MEDICINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
