How to Use herbal medicine in a Sentence

herbal medicine

noun
  • The soups were the most generously portioned and came steeped with herbal medicine.
    — Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The ground floor is packed with stalls selling fresh produce, Chinese herbal medicine, and cheap flip-flops.
    — Jeanne Malle, airmail.news, 2 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • This is the market that sets prices for Chinese herbal medicine throughout the country.
    — The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • In the summer, Nichols’s grandmother would boil plants from her garden in a large pot to make herbal medicine.
    — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
  • 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
  • Proponents of Western and herbal medicine are often at odds with each other.
    — Stephanie Eckelkamp, Good Housekeeping, 28 Aug. 2017
  • In the Netherlands, too, the herbal medicine remains available to soothe the people in these very stressful times.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Milk thistle has been used in herbal medicine for more than 2,000 years with a wide range of applications.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The treatment—which includes acupuncture and herbal medicine—is then directed toward the patient's needs.
    — Jackie Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 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 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
  • These may include acupuncture, herbal medicine and various forms of massage therapy.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • 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
  • The line taps into Eastern herbal medicine and smells incredible—a waft of botanicals that stays with you all day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
  • The Chinese have cultivated it for millennia as herbal medicine.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 13 June 2020
  • Join local herbalist Meghan Henshaw to learn about notable plants books that enrich knowledge of herbal medicine.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In Korean herbal medicine, ginseng is prized for its youth-preserving benefits.
    — New York Times, 11 May 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
  • Peonies also have been used in European herbal medicine as a remedy for bladder and kidney problems.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2021
  • More recently, demand for American ginseng has shot up with Chinese demand for it in herbal medicine.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Kratom is a tropical evergreen plant native to Southeast Asia frequently used in herbal medicine.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • There's a nutritionist on staff, as well as an acupuncturist and a pediatrician who is licensed in Chinese herbal medicine.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 6 May 2022

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