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Chinese patent medicine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Herbal medicine modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Chinese, countable, traditional, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Translations

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 科學中藥 /科学中药 (kēxué zhōngyào) — herbal medicine in a ready-to-use form
  • Dutch: Chinees patentgeneesmiddel — herbal medicine in a ready-to-use form
  • Finnish: kiinalaiset patenttilääkkeet — herbal medicine in a ready-to-use form