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

Ancient Chinese medicine techniques have gone viral on TikTok, capturing the attention of Gen Z. “People are more willing to look outside the Western medicine model,” McDaniel explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years to "blacken hair and nourish essence," could be a promising alternative for managing AGA.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

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 • Jan. 27, 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

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