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

The trend is semi-satirical, with users eschewing American habits in favor of Chinese ones: adopting practices based on traditional Chinese medicine, wearing clothes inspired by traditional Chinese garments, and repeating, ad nauseam, the very Chinese quality of all of it.

From Slate

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