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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

Xie said the massage is based on traditional Chinese medicine, focusing on stimulating acupressure points around the eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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

According to Chinese medicine, it is the spring which awakens human passions.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism by Ellis, Havelock

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