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herbalist Definition

herb·al·ist (hʉrbəl ist, ʉr-)

noun

  1. Historical an author of a herbal
  2. a person who grows, collects, or deals in herbs, esp. medicinal herbs

herbalist Synonyms

herbalist

n.

planter, botanist, greenskeeper, cultivator; see gardener, scientist.

herbalist Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • consult: Consult a qualified medical herbalist for further information you can buy the herbs in health food shops too.
  • see: They each went to see the same medical herbalist who took a full case history.
  • practice: John became the only practicing herbalist in the US Army during World War II.
  • find: To find a qualified herbalist it is best to contact the regulatory body that governs their practice.
  • have: Many European villages had resident herbalists; and many of these traditional remedies were brought to America.
  • qualify: Qualified medical herbalists treat patients individually, with individually formulated herbal medicine, which may contain a number of active herbal ingredients.

Converse of subject

  • recommend: Herbal extracts have only been used in the last few decades, and are not usually recommended by medical herbalists.
  • provide: Personal directions and use should be provided by a clinical herbalist or other qualified healthcare practitioner with a specific formula for you.
  • prescribe: These cases involved self-prescribed concentrated extracts rather than the safe traditional use of Kava Kava as prescribed by qualified medical herbalists.
  • treat: Acidophilus and garlic may help, but it's best to be treated by a herbalist, she suggests.

Adjective modifier

  • qualified: Callers will be put in touch with qualified medical herbalists who will provide expert guidance on herbal health matters.
  • medical: They each went to see the same medical herbalist who took a full case history.
  • Chinese: Ginger has been used by Chinese herbalists for centuries to help counteract limited joint function in the elderly.
  • famous: It was mentioned by the Romans & later by the famous herbalist Culpepper for its beneficial effects on the skin.
  • clinical: Personal directions and use should be provided by a clinical herbalist or other qualified healthcare practitioner with a specific formula for you.
  • traditional: Modern Western medicine to easily relies on treating the symptom, which inevitably mask the underlying problems Traditional herbalists use a broad holistic approach.

Noun used with modifier

  • expert: All are holistic systems when used by expert herbalists in that they take the individual's symptoms into account not just the disease.
  • century: A small Herb garden based on Colonial Williamsburg gives an impression of the medicinal, culinary and perfumed plants used by 18th century herbalists.

Preposition: as

  • remedy: The flower buds are used by Chinese herbalists as a remedy for a blocked nose.

Preposition: for

  • century: Ginger has been used by Chinese herbalists for centuries to help counteract limited joint function in the elderly.

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