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medicative
adj. having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties"
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anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal
adj. capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
antimicrobic, antimicrobial
adj. capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
good, beneficial, salutary
adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
carminative, flatus-relieving
adj. relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
purgative, cathartic
adj. emotionally purging
cathartic, psychotherapeutic
adj. emotionally purging
curative, healing, remedial, alterative, sanative, therapeutic
adj. tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
drugless
adj. without the use of drugs; "drugless therapy"
healthy
adj. financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"
preventive, preventative, prophylactic
adj. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
restorative, recuperative
adj. promoting recuperation; "recuperative powers"; "strongly recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise"
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medicinal
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