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folk medicines

folk medicines is the plural of folk medicine.

Meaning of folk medicine

Noun

folk medicine (countable and uncountable, plural folk medicines)

  1. (uncountable) Traditional medical practices developed and used by non-physicians, typically involving customary homespun techniques and medicinal remedies derived from native plants.
    • Holonyms: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, traditional medicine
  2. (countable) A particular medicinal remedy used in such traditional medical practices.
    • 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.1996 August 2, Liz Hunt, “Flower-power remedy proves equal of anti-depressant drugs”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 08 Jun 2014

Questions about folk medicines

What is folk medicines the plural of?
Folk medicines is the plural of folk medicine.

Words near folk medicines in the dictionary

  1. folk illnesses
  2. folk linguistics
  3. folk magic
  4. folk magick
  5. folk medicine
  6. folk medicines
  7. folk memories
  8. folk memory
  9. folk metal
  10. folk music
  11. folk musics

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