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Chinese medicine

British

noun

a traditional system of medical treatment based on the principles of Yin and Yang, involving such treatments as acupuncture and the use of a range of drugs derived from animal and vegetable sources

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In traditional Chinese medicine, Polygonum multiflorum is typically processed before use.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Miller enrolled in a Florida-based school now called Chi University that trains vets in traditional Chinese medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Several people are arrested every year selling or buying tiger hides, teeth, claws and bones, prized in traditional Chinese medicine.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Recent figures suggest an increase in the number of lions being killed for their body parts which are then sold both as cultural objects in Africa and for traditional Chinese medicine.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

It has been employed for several thousand years in Chinese medicine, for opening a passage for the bad spirits that produce diseases.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various

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