Noun
Material or substance used in the composition of remedies; -- a general term for all substances used as curative agents in medicine.
That branch of medical science which treats of the nature and properties of all the substances that are employed for the cure of diseases.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs a physician, Leoniceno was concerned about these botanical errors propagating to the materia medica on which medicines were based. Source: Internet
Manton, pp. 104–110 She was obliged to leave the Middlesex Hospital but she did so with an honours certificate in chemistry and materia medica. Source: Internet
She unsuccessfully attempted to enroll in the hospital's Medical School but was allowed to attend private tuition in Latin, Greek and materia medica with the hospital's apothecary, while continuing her work as a nurse. Source: Internet
Practitioners rely on two types of reference when prescribing: materia medica and repertories. Source: Internet