How to Use herbal medicine in a Sentence

herbal medicine

noun
  • Kratom has been used for over a century in the west (and likely for centuries more in the east) as an herbal medicine.
    Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • In the Netherlands, too, the herbal medicine remains available to soothe the people in these very stressful times.
    Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2020
  • This is the market that sets prices for Chinese herbal medicine throughout the country.
    The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017
  • In herbal medicine, adaptogens are non-toxic plants that help the body adapt to stress and maintain a sense of well-being.
    Meirav Devash, Marie Claire, 24 May 2019
  • Its parts—from seeds to roots—can be consumed and are frequently used in local cuisine and for herbal medicine.
    Erin Flaherty, Marie Claire, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Its centerpiece is the Friends Store, a gathering place that once sold food, gas and even ginseng, which was used as an herbal medicine.
    Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The shingles vaccine is very safe, but no vaccine, like no drug, supplement or herbal medicine, is 100% safe.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Proponents of Western and herbal medicine are often at odds with each other.
    Stephanie Eckelkamp, Good Housekeeping, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Each of them is made of a mix of fruit juices, water, herbs, roots, and other botanicals, many of which are used in traditional herbal medicine.
    Tamar Adler, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Remy Maelen discovered the power of herbal medicine in 2013.
    Tiana Randall, Vogue, 29 July 2022
  • The treatment—which includes acupuncture and herbal medicine—is then directed toward the patient's needs.
    Jackie Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2022
  • The class covers how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may help in regulating pre- and post-menopausal hormone changes.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2018
  • Rarely known, both plants were used and documented some 5,000 years ago by the father of modern herbal medicine Emperor Shen Nung.
    Jackie Bryant, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Two bodies — those of the only Sikh candidate for the Afghan Parliament, and of a shopkeeper who sold herbal medicine — were taken to Kabul.
    New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • Meanwhile, Morton was studying herbal medicine and Ayurveda.
    Shawn Wen, Bon Appetit, 28 Feb. 2017
  • For its part, Gabon is home to Kezavingo, a type of African rosewood, which is revered and believed to offer protection to locals, and are sources of leaves used in traditional rites and herbal medicine.
    Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The Chinese have cultivated it for millennia as herbal medicine.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 13 June 2020
  • Chinese medicine practitioners have been treating patients with herbal medicine and acupuncture around the globe, from the Czech Republic to South Sudan.
    Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Covid-19 free last June, also ordered a shipment of the Madagascan herbal medicine to treat the respiratory disease last year.
    Farai Shawn Matiashe, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Down the block, other lines formed outside pharmacies, where people made quick purchases and hurried away, gripping bags of herbal medicine.
    Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The practice of herbal medicine in Japan is known as Kampo, and such treatments are often prescribed alongside Western medicines (and covered by the national health care system).
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Fenugreek has been used in herbal medicine for centuries, and it’s still used today because of its incredible properties.
    Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2022
  • More recently, demand for American ginseng has shot up with Chinese demand for it in herbal medicine.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The two became a couple in the late ’90s after Yao, an herbal medicine practitioner, took a temporary job as bookkeeper for the company.
    Discover Magazine, 31 May 2013
  • The Army ambulances carrying the bodies, and three minibuses carrying the mourners, passed through the Baharistan area, where Raju Singh had his herbal medicine shop.
    New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • Like in Gabon, Mukula hardwood trees are considered essential to local ecosystems and are often used for herbal medicine.
    Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Researchers have used the samples to test the whitening effect of white peony—a fixture in Chinese herbal medicine—to develop skin-lightening products.
    Bloomberg.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Kratom is a tropical evergreen plant native to Southeast Asia frequently used in herbal medicine.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Peonies also have been used in European herbal medicine as a remedy for bladder and kidney problems.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
  • The herb, formally known as Mitrogyna speciosa, has a centuries-long history of use in herbal medicine in Southeast Asia—notably as a substitute for opium.
    Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2021

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