Definition of medicinal

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Medicinal (a.) Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs..

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Excipient :: Excipient (n.) An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents.
Aconite :: Aconite (n.) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally..
Troche :: Troche (n.) A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form..
Glycerite :: Glycerite (n.) A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin.
Mudar :: Mudar (n.) Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs (Calotropis gigantea, and C. procera), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally..
Tincture :: Tincture (n.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution..
Hart''s-ear :: Hart's-ear (n.) An Asiatic species of Cacalia (C. Kleinia), used medicinally in India..
Simplist :: Simplist (n.) One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler..
Medicinal :: Medicinal (a.) Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs..
Ipecacuanha :: Ipecacuanha (n.) The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra)..
Pearl :: Pearl (n.) A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether..
Herbalist :: Herbalist (n.) One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs..
Zedoary :: Zedoary (n.) A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant..
Mucilage :: Mucilage (n.) An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes..
Diet :: Diet (v. t.) To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed rules; to regulate medicinally the food of..
Cinchona :: Cinchona (n.) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value..
Boneset :: Boneset (n.) A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic..
Colocynthin :: Colocynthin (n.) The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside..
Cream :: Cream (n.) A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.
Liquor :: Liquor (n.) A solution of a medicinal substance in water; -- distinguished from tincture and aqua.
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