Folk Medicine Definition

noun
The treatment of illness with traditional, rather than modern medical, methods and remedies: folk medicine is typically characterized by the use of herbs and other natural substances.
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Noun

Singular:
folk medicine
Plural:
folk medicines

Folk Medicine Sentence Examples

  • Modern research has validated long-standing folk medicine practices of using horsetail to mend connective tissue and bone.

  • What happens when folk medicine and professional biomedicine are used at the same time?

  • Capsaicin has been used for many treatments including rheumatism, in folk medicine.

  • According to the Institure for Traditional Medicine, principles of Tibetan medicine have their origins in traditional folk medicine known as Bon.

  • Tibetan herbalism is an ancient and complex system based on science, folk medicine and spirituality.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOL

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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folk medicine

Words Starting With F and Ending With E

Starts With F & Ends With EStarts With FO & Ends With EStarts With F & Ends With NE

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With F13 Letter Words Ending With E