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 -
Think of acupuncture and herbal medicine as a package deal, coming together to correct the root dysfunction in your body.
— Jackie Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 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 -
The garden also recently held a pop-up Caribbean herbal medicine workshop, a pop-up foraging walk and a pop-up tropical plant sale.
— Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Another outbreak occurred in 2017 in Poland among workers at an herbal medicine company.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
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