medicinal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
medicinal
    adj 1: having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs";
           "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties" [syn:
           {medicative}, {medicinal}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Medicinal \Me*dic"i*nal\, a. [L. medicinalis: cf. F.
   m['e]dicinal. See {Medicine}.]
   1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the
      cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal
      tinctures, plants, or springs.
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            Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees
            Their medicinal gum.                  --Shak.
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   2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "medicinal":
      adjuvant, alexipharmic, alterative, analeptic, corrective,
      curative, healing, iatric, medical, medicative, pharmaceutical,
      remedial, restorative, roborant, sanative, sanatory, therapeutic,
      theriac
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