galenical

/ɡəˈlɛnɪk(ə)l/

Etymology

From Galenic + -al.

galenical means Of, relating to, or supporting the principles and practices of Galen. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

adj

Of, relating to, or supporting the principles and practices of Galen.“About 1540 the furibund character of syphilis began to disappear. Probably inherited immunity played a part in this as well as the fact that the Galenical physicians, stirred up by the assaults of Paracelsus, took a more active part in treatment.”
galenic

noun

A medicinal preparation concocted mostly from herbs or vegetable matter., like those prescribed by Galen; a simple cure.