How to Use medicinal in a Sentence

medicinal

adjective

• This drug is to be used only for medicinal purposes.
• Gangell places the gum leaves, and the leaves of two other medicinal herbs—kunzea and tea tree—under the coals.
  — Nina Karnikowski, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Dec. 2022
• Then strain the herbs out with a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth, leaving you with a medicinal vinegar.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
• The images attack too quickly for style to be processed, like medicinal sea worms that dive straight through the eyeholes and into the brain.
  — Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023
• China is well known for its medicinal use of wild plants, a tradition that dates back thousands of years.
  — Hong Liu, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022
• But this herb has many more medicinal properties than that.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2022
• Farmer Cee says that her farm grows nearly three dozen different medicinal plants and herbs.
  — Felice León, Essence, 22 June 2023
• Derived from the neem tree, neem oil has been used for centuries to control pests, as well as in medicinal and beauty products.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
• The experience that stuck with me more than any other after my last trip through Portland’s spas was the $45 and 20-minute medicinal bath.
  — oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2023
• The real stuff, which has medicinal benefits for some people, has health risks, too.
  — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2023
• Both are legendary nightcaps, touted for their medicinal powers and abilities to ease your body at the end of an epic feast.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2022
• But here's the surprising part: CBD is derived from the cannabis plant, while Ashwagandha comes from a medicinal herb.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2023
• The property is planted with hundreds of olive and almond trees, a medicinal garden and a fruit orchard.
  — Lindsey Tramuta Michaela Trimble Siska Lyssens Arden Fanning Andrews Gage Daughdrill M.h. Miller, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• In bars from Hong Kong to Vancouver, the medicinal tang of bitter melon is making its way onto drinks menus.
  — Gisela Williams, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
• There’s a scene between my character and Indya Moore’s that strikes me as vital or medicinal for the culture.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
• This edible and medicinal mushroom has been the subject of over 500 studies.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
• Forever, a bowl of liquid food has been thought of as medicinal, for all its ability to relieve our ails.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 10 Jan. 2023
• Often people use the underground stem, known as the rhizome, for medicinal purposes and as a spice.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 2 June 2023
• While not often used in cooking, many of these plants have medicinal properties that can be experienced when the herb is dried and steeped as a tea.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
• Key Takeaways Turmeric has been used in culinary and medicinal practices for hundreds of years.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2023
• Reishi mushroom coffees are made from the extracts of reishi mushrooms, a species of mushroom that is known for its medicinal properties.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
• Tulsi/Holy Basil: Known for its medicinal benefits, this herb packs a flavorful punch with notes of clove, anise, and peppery spice.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
• If the salamander is infected, treat it with medicinal gel.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
• And on TikTok, more and more people are planting in their gardens plants that have medicinal qualities.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023
• The rashes can be treated based on their cause and can include skin protection or medicinal options.
  — Barbara Brody, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
• My parents were very Catholic, but the medicinal practices that my mother, my aunts, and my grandmother had influenced me.
  — Amanda Alcantara, refinery29.com, 7 June 2023
• The medicinal formula was made from plants on the farm, another byproduct of Mama Farm’s magic.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2023
• Marijuana is a medicinal herb, used for thousands of years.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
• On June 26, Brittney appeared in court as her legal team shared supporting evidence about the medicinal use of cannabis.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
• How a drug becomes a medicinal Swiss Army knife depends on its chemical makeup.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024