medicinal

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In Scotland, medicinal leeches have a dark brown or black upper side with yellow-grey stripes and a speckled underside.

From BBC

In the decades since scientists first identified cannabinoids, research has focused on their medicinal and intoxicating effects, but it's never been clear why these plants evolved cannabinoids in the first place.

From Science Daily

But it wasn’t until her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia two years ago that she began to wonder about pot’s medicinal use.

From New York Times

While people have used castoreum for medicinal purposes and, yes, to flavor perfumes and foods since ancient times, today there’s almost nothing in the grocery store today that contains castoreum.

From National Geographic

Dominique Janee: This small parcel sitting on the fertile floodplain along a brook, was perfect for a medicinal garden.

From Scientific American