noun
medicinal herbs; plants used in traditional medicine
Refers to plants and herbs used in traditional East Asian medicine. Often appears in historical or technical contexts, such as 本草学 (herbalism) or 本草綱目 (Compendium of Materia Medica).
本草学は中国の伝統的な薬草の学問です。
Herbalism is the traditional Chinese study of medicinal herbs.
この地域には貴重な本草が自生している。
Valuable medicinal herbs grow wild in this region.