Synonyms of officinal

officinal

adjective

ə-ˈfi-sə-nᵊl 

as in medicinal

tending to cure disease or restore health

the discovery of officinal plants that continues to this day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medicinal
• curative
• therapeutic
• remedial
• healing
• restorative
• healthful
• sanative
• wholesome
• salutary
• salubrious
• corrective
• tonic
• healthy
• alleviative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noxious
• unwholesome
• injurious
• unhealthful
• unhealthy
• deleterious
• pernicious
• poisonous
• toxic
• infectious
• noisome
• adverse
• insalubrious
• ill
• harmful
• baneful
• bad
• detrimental
• damaging
• baleful
• insanitary
• hurtful
• unsanitary
• unhygienic

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