folk medicine

/F OW1 K M EH0 D AH0 S AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    Traditional medical practices developed and used by nonphysicians, typically involving customary homespun techniques and medicinal remedies derived from native plants.

  2. 2

    A particular medicinal remedy used in such traditional medical practices.

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