traditional medicine
Noun
Meaning
A system of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine, especially one that is associated with a single culture.
A specific medicine or remedy in this system.
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" Traditional medicine " and " folk medicine " refer to prescientific practices of a culture, not to what is traditionally practiced in cultures where medical science dominates.
Traditional medicine may include formalized aspects of folk medicine, that is to say longstanding remedies passed on and practised by lay people.
Traditional medicine main Traditional medicine sometimes involves the transmutation of natural substances, using pharmacological or a combination of pharmacological and spiritual techniques.