folk remedy
Grandmother's healing advice
A folk remedy is a traditional treatment for illness or injury, passed down through generations rather than developed through formal medical research.
Folk remedies often use herbs, foods, or household items: Chicken soup is the classic folk remedy for colds.
Some prove medically effective; many don't.
The term implies skepticism about whether the treatment actually works.
- poulticeMoist healing application
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- ancestral wisdomInsight from prior generations
- passed downTransmitted through lineage
honey and lemon · turmeric · mustard plaster · castor oil · infusion · compress · old wives' tale · herbs · Ayurveda · grandmother · old country · gargling · traditional medicine · alternative medicine · willow bark · decoction · roots · medicinal
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, fairy tale, folktale
- folkballad, fable, myth, proverb, lullaby
- folk traditionsfolklore, harvest festivals, wedding traditions, wedding rituals, regional crafts
- Folkwayscustom, superstition, taboo, rite, tradition
- herbal medicineherbal medicine, herbal remedies, herbal tea, herbal teas, herbal extracts
- herbalismmint, herbal remedies, sage, medicinal herbs, lavender
folk remedypharmaceutical
Manufactured medicinal compound
prescription drug · prescription medication · evidence-based medicine · clinical treatment · medical intervention
folk remedygene therapy
Medical DNA modification treatment
targeted therapy · precision medicine · surgical intervention · chemotherapy · radiation therapy