folk medicine

== English == === Etymology === From folk (“believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous”) +‎ medicine. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfəʊk ˈmɛd(ɪ)s(ɪ)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfoʊk ˈmɛdəs(ə)n/ Hyphenation: folk me‧di‧cine === Noun === folk medicine (countable and uncountable, plural folk medicines) (uncountable) Traditional medical practices developed and used by non-physicians, typically involving customary homespun techniques and medicinal remedies derived from native plants. Synonym: indigenous medicine Holonyms: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, traditional medicine (countable) A particular medicinal remedy used in such traditional medical practices. ==== Alternative forms ==== folk-medicine ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== nostrum === Further reading === traditional medicine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “folk-medicine, n.” under “folk, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2021. “folk medicine, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “folk medicine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.