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folk medicine

 
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–noun
health practices arising from superstition, cultural traditions, or empirical use of native remedies, esp. food substances.
Origin:
1895–1900
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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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: folk medicine
Pronunciation: 'fOk-
Function: noun
: traditional medicine as practiced especially by people isolated from modern medical servicesand usually involving the use of plant-derived remedies on an empirical basis —compare HOME REMEDY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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