a. [ L. medicinalis: cf. F. médicinal. See Medicine. ] 1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs. [ 1913 Webster ]
Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical. [ 1913 Webster ]
[じんたん, jintan](n) Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees[Add to Longdo]