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• n  tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs
• a  of or relating to herbs
  herbal tea, herbal medicine

• Lacking a time-tested herbal cure, Chinese drugmakers are lacing their products with artificial chemicals.
• Taking an herbal supplement can sometimes do more harm than it does good.
• Transforming Yunnan into a herbal center, however, will be tough.

• herb tea
• herbal tea

News & Articles

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• Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent
  The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to researchers.
  June 18, 2013 - Science Daily
• Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, UCI study finds
  ( University of California - Irvine ) The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers.
  June 18, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• Herbal Magic Announces Spring into Summer Weight-loss Tips
  With wedding season well underway, Herbal Magic’s Spring into Summer promotion helps Canadians get in shape. (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Herbal_Magic/Spring_into_Summer/prweb10787689.htm
  June 13, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou in Biology News Net (press release)
  It is estimated that the global market for traditional and herbal medicines is worth $62 billion, of which China's share is $19 billion. India still has a long way to go to increase its share and the establishment of the pharmacopoeia commission... Ambika Soni http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambika_Soni&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHqgp9Lc-lxKN8YSH7Q3Ab1gO17Gg The Hindu http://www.google.com/url?q=http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article428993.ece&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHk_H5DLaSjpCdyS--v9D8qLaFUvg May 13, 2010 46695 63435 herbal The difference from herbal medicine is that chemists are talking about pure active ingredients, precisely defined at the molecular level, as opposed to crude, multi-component mixtures of compounds contained in herbal medicines," said Nicolaou.
• Martin Yan in Chicago Tribune
  The ancient Chinese believed the number five had curative powers, and ...... [five-spice powder] probably began as an herbal medicine,Martin Yan writes in his "Culinary Journeys Through China."