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 company says it is developing traditional Chinese medicine, primarily herbal formulas, to treat autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal

The WHO also lists the development of the anti-malaria treatment artemisinin as drawing on ancient Chinese medicine texts.

From Barron's

But with traditional Chinese medicine practices like acupuncture and cupping becoming more mainstream, and a new generation of charismatic Chinese chefs in the United States and Asia leading the way, diners are slowly becoming more open-minded to trying new foods and flavors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Andrew Weil, an author and founder of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, which offers courses fusing alternative therapies including homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine with conventional medicine, says that he sparked Stamets’ interest in medicinal mushrooms back in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times

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