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Medicinal (mɛˈdɪsɪnəl)
The term Medicinal refers to the properties or uses of a substance, particularly a drug or plant, in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease. It is derived from the Latin word "medicinalis", meaning "medical" or "healing".
Etymology
The term "Medicinal" is derived from the Latin word "medicinalis", which is itself derived from "medicus", meaning "physician". The term was first used in English in the 14th century.
Related Terms
- Pharmacology: The branch of medicine that deals with the study of drugs and their effects on the body.
- Therapeutic: Relating to the healing of disease; specifically, a drug or treatment method that is used to treat disease.
- Pharmaceutical: Pertaining to the preparation, use, or sale of medicinal drugs.
- Herbal Medicine: The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes.
- Homeopathy: A system of alternative medicine that treats diseases with small amounts of substances that in larger amounts would produce symptoms of the disease.
- Naturopathy: A system of alternative medicine based on the theory that diseases can be successfully treated or prevented without the use of drugs, by techniques such as control of diet, exercise, and massage.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Medicinal
- Wikipedia's article - Medicinal
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