herbal

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈhɜːbəl//
United States//ˈɝbəl//

Made from or with herbs.

adjective

1
Made from or with herbs.
Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head.
2
Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials.
a herbal remedy for back-ache
Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French herbal. By surface analysis, herb + -al

noun

1
A manual of herbs and their medical uses.
The oldest printed herbal in English consequently is Banckes' Herball publishedby Richard Banckes in 1525 (as Bartholomaeus Anglicus' work was not strictly a herbal).
It can still be found in herbals and such, which describe it as a sedative and cough suppressant.
2
An herbal supplement.
I took a ride to the shopping strip at Belmont and Central and stocked up on herbals at three Polish New Age health stores.

Forms

plural: herbals

Herald · A surname.herb · A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond…Herb · A diminutive of the male given name Herbert.

herbal · Made from or with herbs.

herbert · A working-class youth, especially male.Herbert · A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use…Herbie · A diminutive of the male given name Herbert.

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