herb doctor

American  

noun

1. a person who practices healing by the use of herbs.

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Etymology

Origin of herb doctor

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

"The charlatan, the deceiver, the herb doctor, the cheater," thundered Dr. Guard, "is in your midst."

From Time Magazine Archive

The most famous herb doctor of southern Paraguay, his reputation as a curandero rivals that of Mariano Miguel Campos, who wields his herbs at Yhu in the northwest forests.

From Time Magazine Archive

So Billy left the house and hurried over to find Aunt Polly Woodchuck—an old lady who was a famous herb doctor.

From The Tale of Billy Woodchuck by Smith, Harry L.

"Oh, yes, I remember now Biddy did say that her Granny was a herb doctor."

From Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned by Seton, Ernest Thompson

We'll hurry over to the pasture and see Aunt Polly Woodchuck, the herb doctor.

From The Tale of Major Monkey by Brehm, Lawrence