ga·len·i·cal (gā-lěn'ĭ-kəl, gə-) n. A medicinal preparation composed mainly of herbal or vegetable matter. adj. Of, relating to, or being a drug or agent made up chiefly of herbal or vegetable matter.
Main Entry: ga·len·i·cal Pronunciation: g&-'len-i-k&l Function: noun : a standard medicinal preparation (as an extract ortincture) containing usually one or more active constituents of a plant and made by a process that leaves the inert and other undesirable constituents of the plant undissolved