herbal UK /ˈhɜːbəl/US /ˈɝbəl/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Made from or with herbs.Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head. •Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials. noun2 •An herbal supplement.I took a ride to the shopping strip at Belmont and Central and stocked up on herbals at three Polish New Age health stores. — 2003 •A manual of herbs and their medical uses.The oldest printed herbal in English consequently is Banckes' Herball publishedby Richard Banckes in 1525 (as Bartholomaeus Anglicus' work was not strictly a herbal). — 1978 formsherbals
