herbal medicine

noun

1

: the art or practice of using herbs and herbal preparations to maintain health and to prevent, alleviate, or cure disease

2

: a plant or plant part or an extract or mixture of these used in herbal medicine

Examples of herbal medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Monastic communities valiantly preserved herbal medicine traditions throughout the Middle Ages. —Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2025

The herbal medicine comes from an evergreen shrub found in India, Africa and parts of the Middle East. —Jp Shaffer, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025

But the specialties are the signature rituals, which draw on the moon cycles or local herbal medicine and include bodywork, herbal wraps, and mindfulness practices for ultimate relaxation. —Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025

Herbal and integrative support Clinical studies show that combining Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) with Western medications like GnRH agonists can improve outcomes while reducing side effects. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for herbal medicine

• biomedicine
• telemedicine

Kids Definition

herbal medicine

noun

1

: the practice of using plants or preparations containing plant products to maintain health and to prevent or treat illness or disease

2

: a preparation consisting of or made from plants that is used medicinally

Medical Definition

herbal medicine

noun

1

: the art or practice of using herbs and herbal remedies to maintain health and to prevent, alleviate, or cure disease

called also herbalism

2

: herbal remedy