| folk medicine | |
| —n | |
| the traditional art of medicine as practised among rustic communities and primitive peoples, consisting typically of the use of herbal remedies, fruits and vegetables thought to have healing power, etc | |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
folk medicine n.
Traditional medicine as practiced by nonprofessional healers or embodied in local custom or lore, generally involving the use of natural and especially herbal remedies.