Chinese medicine

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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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How to use Chinese medicine in a sentence

The trials produced positive results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine in November.
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The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
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If laughter is the best medicine, The Comeback made you feel enough pain to need a dose—and then it delivered in spades.
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The religion shaped all facets of life: art, medicine, literature, and even dynastic politics.
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Monitoring Chinese social-media platforms has paid off for the Chinese government.
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Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Rich natives and Chinese lost large sums of money, the total of which cannot be ascertained.
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Besides, we now know that the plant which furnishes the Chinese tobacco is even said to grow wild in the East Indies.
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Truly, with four or five thousand Chinese, the community would be well served and the country free from danger.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
There are at present more than sixteen thousand Chinese in this city of Manila, who have received license to stay in the country.
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