medicinally
Americanadverb
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Studies on reishi mushrooms are currently too small and short-term to be statistically significant, despite them being used medicinally in Asian cultures for thousands of years.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Reishi, the “mushroom of immortality,” has been used medicinally in Asia for more than 2,000 years to promote health and longevity.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 31, 2024
"In addition, their bodies are used medicinally and the lizards are also eaten," they write in their research paper.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 27, 2023
The zealous interest in adaptogenic mushrooms — fungi species used medicinally for centuries in China and other parts of Asia — has created an international market for lion’s mane, reishi, chaga and cordyceps.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Chalk is employed medicinally as a very mild astringent either alone or more usually with other astringents.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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