Folk medicine
/ˌfəʊk ˈmɛd(ɪ)s(ɪ)n/
"Folk medicine" in a Sentence (4 examples)
Holonyms: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, traditional medicine
He learned medicine and surgery "from executioners, bathkeepers, gypsies, midwives, and fortune tellers and incidentally acquired an unusual knowledge of folk-medicine and a permanent taste for low company."
Aromatherapy is a big business, and its roots run deep in folk medicine.
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.