Placitus wrote fanciful descriptions of medicines derived from animals (etc.).

Three different medicines derived from amphetamine are used in ADHD treatment.

It is one of the major constituents of a herbal medicine derived from Paeonia lactiflora.

Isotretinoin is a powerful and effective medicine derived from vitamin A (retinoid medicine).

It is considered to be the earliest Chinese pharmacopoeia, and includes 365 medicines derived from minerals, plants, and animals.

The term has gradually come to be used to refer only to negative, harmful uses of medicines derived from plants, animals and minerals.

Evolutionary medicine is a perspective on medicine derived through applying evolutionary theory.

"Witch hazel" is a pun on the name of a North American shrub and the herbal medicine derived from it.

Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines derived from natural sources.

Herbal therapy is the use of therapeutic medicines derived from plants, animals, and substances occurring in the natural environment.