traditional medicine

English

Noun

traditional medicine (countable and uncountable, plural traditional medicines)

1. A system of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine, especially one that is associated with a single culture.

   Hyponyms: folk medicine, indigenous medicine, traditional Chinese medicine

2. A specific medicine or remedy in this system.

Related terms

• alternative medicine
• complementary medicine
• herbal medicine
• integrative medicine

 

Translations

System of traditional medicine

• German: Volksmedizin f

Drug used in traditional medicine

• Swahili: dawa ya kienyeji

References

• Traditional medicine. World Health Organization. [1]