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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

Miller is now a full-time practitioner of Chinese medicine, navigating Manhattan’s gridlock and Brooklyn’s brownstones carrying a doctor bag of needles and laser equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

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 • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

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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