medicinal

Definitions

Relating to or having the properties of medicine; used to cure or alleviate disease.

Having a healing or curative effect.

Examples

Many people believe that ginger has powerful medicinal properties that can help soothe an upset stomach.

The botanist spent years studying the medicinal uses of rare plants found deep within the rainforest.

Synonyms

therapeutic curative remedial healing medicative sanative restorative

Antonyms

harmful toxic deleterious poisonous injurious unhealthy detrimental