folk medicine

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌfəʊk ˈmɛd(ɪ)s(ɪ)n/    美 /ˌfoʊk ˈmɛdəs(ə)n/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Traditional medical practices developed and used by non-physicians, typically involving customary homespun techniques and medicinal remedies derived from native plants. uncountable
    — Holonyms: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, traditional medicine
  2. A particular medicinal remedy used in such traditional medical practices. countable
    — A folk medicine traditionally used to treat depression is as effective as standard anti-depressant drugs and has fewer side-effects, according to a new study.

词形变化

folk medicines plural folk-medicine alternative

词源

From folk (“believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous”) + medicine.
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