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medicinal

(medɪsənəl)
adjective
Medicinal substances or substances with medicinal effects can be used to treat and cure illnesses.
...medicinal plants.
Synonyms: therapeutic, medical, healing, remedial More Synonyms of medicinal
medicinally adverb [ADVERB after verb]
Root ginger has been used medicinally for centuries.

medicinal in British English

(mɛˈdɪsɪnəl)
adjective
1. 
relating to or having therapeutic properties
noun
2. 
a medicinal substance
Derived forms
medicinally (meˈdicinally)
adverb

medicinal in American English

(məˈdɪsənəl)
adjective
of, or having the properties of, medicine; curing, healing, or relieving
Derived forms
medicinally (meˈdicinally)
adverb
Word origin
ME medycinal < OFr < L medicinalis

Examples of 'medicinal' in a sentence
medicinal

Rather than continuing what's a purely ideological opposition, the government should legalise the production and use of medicinal cannabis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She won a prize for the dissertation of the year with her essay on medicinal plants.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is also a library and garden where monks still grow medicinal herbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These elements all have medicinal and industrial uses.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
Some medicinal drugs aid potency but others may compromise it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But medicinal herbs are not the only reason why hitting the flower beds can be good for your health.
The Sun (2006)
On some stalls, medicinal plants to cure a variety of embarrassing ailments are piled high.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That said, there has been some research into its potential medicinal uses.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
An important medicinal herb, known for its sedative properties.
Stickland, Sue Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986)
Her father was a deeply religious man who had an extensive knowledge of the medicinal use of herbs and natural methods of healing.
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
A large number of plants qualify as medicinal.
Orton, Christine Eczema Relief - the comprehensive self-help plan (1990)
Each is supposed to have a slightly different medicinal quality - and there are ten more along the valley.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All you need do is choose your weapons: the terraces are planted with medicinal herbs that are pounded for your treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They will be put to the test in a new TV series that examines their true medicinal value.
The Sun (2013)
Studies in Berlin and Italy have also found medicinal products.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
More than 1,000 companies worldwide make medicinal plant products worth more than $60 billion a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Uses - a deliciously pungent culinary herb; also of some medicinal value.
Stickland, Sue Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986)
In ancient China, rhubarb was valued for its medicinal qualities.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Plants are starving, and the nutritional value of edible plants decreases, as does the medicinal potency of plants.
Thompkins, Peter, Bird, Christopher Secrets of the Soil (1990)
Uses - a very useful and versatile medicinal herb; its white frothy flowers make it a pleasing garden plant.
Stickland, Sue Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986)

In other languages
medicinal

British English: medicinal ADJECTIVE
Medicinal substances or substances with medicinal effects can be used to treat and cure illnesses.
...medicinal plants.
  • American English: medicinal
  • Brazilian Portuguese: medicinal
  • Chinese: 药用的
  • European Spanish: medicinal
  • French: médicinal
  • German: Heil-
  • Italian: medicinale
  • Japanese: 薬効のある
  • Korean: 의약의
  • European Portuguese: medicinal
  • Latin American Spanish: medicinal

Chinese translation of 'medicinal'

medicinal

(mɛˈdɪsɪnl)

adj

  1. [substance] 药(藥)用的 (yàoyòng de)
  2. [qualities, effects] 药(藥)疗(療)的 (yàoliáo de)
(adjective) 
Definition
relating to or having therapeutic properties
medicinal plants
Synonyms
therapeutic
It's so therapeutic, a bit like meditation.
medical
healing
Get in touch with the body's own healing abilities.
remedial
He is doing remedial exercises.
restorative
curative
The curative powers of fresh air and sunlight are well known.
analeptic
roborant
sanative

Additional synonyms

in the sense of curative
Definition
able to cure
The curative powers of fresh air and sunlight are well known.
Synonyms
restorative,
healing,
therapeutic,
tonic,
corrective,
medicinal,
remedial,
salutary,
healthful,
health-giving,
alleviative
in the sense of healing
Get in touch with the body's own healing abilities.
Synonyms
restoring,
medicinal,
therapeutic,
remedial,
restorative,
curative,
analeptic,
sanative
in the sense of remedial
Definition
providing or intended as a remedy
He is doing remedial exercises.
Synonyms
therapeutic,
healing,
curing,
curative,
health-promoting,
alleviative

Synonyms of 'medicinal'

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