herbal lore
Botanical folk knowledge
Herbal lore is traditional knowledge about plants and their uses—medicinal, culinary, or magical.
The term suggests wisdom passed down through generations rather than scientific study: She learned herbal lore from her grandmother.
It often carries connotations of folk medicine, witchcraft, or pre-modern healing practices.
- poulticeMoist healing application
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- herbal teaSteeped plant infusion
- herbalistPractitioner using plant medicines
cunning folk · healing hands · decoction · dried herbs · healing · ethnobotany · apothecary · potion · simples · grimoire · wildcrafting · wise woman · hedge witch · yarrow · witchcraft · sage · folk medicine · old wives' tales
- British Folklorefairy, fairies, pixie, pixies, brownie
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
- plant folklorefolk remedies, sacred herbs, tree spirits, nature spirits, forest spirits
- Norse healingherbal remedies, healers, traditional healing, healing rituals, herbalists
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- folk wisdomproverb, folklore, folk sayings, saying, proverbs
herbal loreevidence-based medicine
Clinical care guided by research
biomedicine · medical science · clinical research · laboratory research · clinical trials
herbal loreclinical training
Practical healthcare instruction
medical textbooks · professional certification · FDA guidelines