Chinese medicine

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

In a softly lit Shanghai bar, graduate student Helen Zhao stretched out both wrists to have her pulse taken -- the first step to ordering the house special, a bespoke "health" cocktail based on traditional Chinese medicine.

From Barron's

"Niang Qing" was founded by students from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine only last year, but has already expanded to five locations across the country.

From Barron's

A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years to "blacken hair and nourish essence," could be a promising alternative for managing AGA.

From Science Daily

A segment on state television featured what it called a “fantastical China tour,” and recounted how IShowSpeed tasted Chinese delicacies, visited landmarks including the Great Wall and the ancient Buddhist Shaolin Temple, and visited a traditional Chinese medicine store, where he tried acupuncture.

From The Wall Street Journal