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

Her mother was a Chinese medicine and acupuncture doctor, and her father was a physician in Sichuan province before working at USC, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

One designated address, in a commercial building on a floor shared with a Chinese medicine practitioner, a mahjong tile store and a luxury watch shop, is now a nail salon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The difference between Chinese medicine and Western medicine is the dissection versus the observation of the thing in motion.

From Eastern Standard Tribe by Doctorow, Cory

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