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Answer for the clue "The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) ", 12 letters:
phytotherapy

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n. (context medicine English) The use of plant extracts for medical purposes.

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Phytotherapy is the study of the use of extracts of natural origin as medicines or health-promoting agents. Phytotherapy medicines differ from plant-derived medicines in standard pharmacology . Where standard pharmacology isolates an active compound from ...

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n. the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) [syn: herbal therapy , botanical medicine ]