galenical

(gə len′i kəl)

noun

a medicine prepared from plants, according to a fixed recipe, as opposed to drugs of known chemical composition

Origin: after Galen

See galenical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A medicinal preparation composed mainly of herbal or vegetable matter.

adjective

Of, relating to, or being a drug or agent made up chiefly of herbal or vegetable matter.

Origin:

Origin: After Galen

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