Tong shui, sweet Chinese tonics that are believed to have medicinal virtues for specific parts of the body, are the specialty here.

The believed medicinal virtues attached to the sweet snacklike tonics that are the specialty at this unusual little restaurant attract a loyal following among Chinese patrons.

It has also medicinal virtues like to California laurel.

In fact, he believed, the more common the object, the more precious were its medicinal virtues.

Hence, remedies made of contemptible creatures contained greater medicinal virtues than such 'precious' drugs like theriac (which to Nicholas was just snake meat).

Among the Romans, branches of coral were hung around children's necks to preserve them from danger, and the substance had many medicinal virtues attributed to it.

The area is named for a natural spring noted by Thomas Jefferson as possessing "some medicinal virtue."

It is his theory, that all medicinal virtues are comprised within those substances which we term vegetable poisons.

However, each plant was also thought to be gifted with various edible or medicinal virtues unique to its own type.

Wine was also used as a generic medication, being taken to have medicinal virtue.