traditional remedy
Old-fashioned healing method
A traditional remedy is a treatment for illness or discomfort passed down through generations, typically originating in folk medicine or indigenous practices rather than modern clinical research.
Traditional remedies include herbal preparations, dietary practices, and physical treatments: My grandmother swore by honey and lemon as a traditional remedy for sore throats.
The phrase often implies skepticism about effectiveness or contrasts with evidence-based medicine.
- chicken soupPoultry-based comfort food
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- antioxidantOxidation-preventing molecule
folk medicine · elderberry · herbal medicine · valerian root · moxibustion · shamanism · witch doctor · medicine man · snake oil · ginseng · willow bark · cupping therapy · medicinal herb · apothecary · ayurveda · mustard plaster · poultice · echinacea
traditional remedypharmaceutical
Manufactured medicinal compound
prescription drug · synthetic drug · evidence-based medicine · clinical treatment · chemical compound