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Chinese medicine

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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root long used in traditional Chinese medicine, may deserve serious attention as a potential therapy for androgenetic alopecia.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Miller enrolled in a Florida-based school now called Chi University that trains vets in traditional Chinese medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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

It has been employed for several thousand years in Chinese medicine, for opening a passage for the bad spirits that produce diseases.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various

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