herbalism

English

Etymology

herbal +‎ -ism

Noun

herbalism (countable and uncountable, plural herbalisms)

1. The use or study of medicinal herbs
2. (obsolete) Botany, the study of plants in general

Derived terms

• geoherbalism

Synonyms

• herblore

Translations

practice or study of medicinal herbs

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藥草學, 药草学 (yàocǎoxué), 本草療法, 本草疗法 (běncǎo liáofǎ)

• Finnish: kasvilääkintä, yrttiterapia, fytoterapia, herbalismi
• French: herboristerie (fr) f, herbalisme m
• German: Kräuterkunde f

• Irish: luibhliacht f
• Japanese: 本草学 (ほんぞうがく, honzōgaku)
• Portuguese: herbalismo m
• Russian: гербали́зм m (gerbalízm), траволече́ние (ru) n (travolečénije)
• Volapük: sanakebav

(obsolete) botany — see botany