TCM: Is "herb" a kind of "Chinese medicine"?

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) refers to the traditional Chinese medicine, which comes from various animals and plants, minerals and human appendages (such as hair and placenta) and has a certain curative effect.

Herbal medicine only refers to medicinal plants, which can also be said to be a general term. It is a part of Chinese medicine. Traditional herbs are all plant medicines, but in a broad sense, they can be understood as all Chinese medicines that are not proprietary Chinese medicines.