herbal preparations

Botanical medicinal concoctions

Herbal preparations are medicines, remedies, or treatments made from plants—teas, tinctures, extracts, capsules, or topical applications.

The term spans traditional folk medicine and modern supplements: The shop sells herbal preparations for sleep and digestion.

Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, herbal preparations often lack standardized dosing or rigorous clinical testing.

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holistic health · infusion · decoction · echinacea · distillation · powder · percolation · calendula · compress · natural remedy · traditional medicine · valerian · syrup · ginseng · poultice · salve · apothecary · lavender

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source/origin

herbal preparationssynthetic drugs

Artificially created psychoactive compounds

industrial chemicals · chemical compounds

medical paradigm

herbal preparationsprescription medications

Drugs needing medical authorization

biomedicine

regulatory status

herbal preparationsprescription drugs

Medicine requiring doctor's order

controlled substances

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G