Usage Note
Medisinal describes plants, herbs, or substances with healing properties, from Spanish 'medicinal'. The Philippines has a rich tradition of herbal medicine, and medisinal na halaman are widely discussed in both folk and mainstream health contexts.
Examples
" Medisinal na halaman ito. "
Natural Translation
This is a medicinal plant.
Literal Translation
Medicinal [na] plant this.
" Ang sambong ay isang medisinal na halaman na ginagamit para sa bato sa bato. "
Natural Translation
Sambong is a medicinal plant used for kidney stones.
Literal Translation
The sambong is a medicinal [na] plant [na] used for stones in-the kidney.
" Marami sa mga lola natin ang naniniwala na mas mabisa ang medisinal na halaman kaysa sa mga gamot mula sa botika. "
Natural Translation
Many of our grandmothers believe that medicinal plants are more effective than the medicines from the pharmacy.
Literal Translation
Many of the grandmothers ours the believe that more effective the medicinal [na] plant than to the medicine from the pharmacy.
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