folk medicine
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It’s part of a belief in folk medicine, curing charms and faith healers that is still a way of life for many in Ireland, if a fading one.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2021
Soviet interest in animal-based folk medicine and the USSR's own practice of farming deer for medicinal ingredients soon "provided modern and scientific sanction for the Chinese fascination with faunal drugs," Chee writes.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2021
Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in China and Vietnam, while their scales are valued for use in folk medicine.
From Scientific American • Apr. 23, 2018
Meanwhile, Leonie’s mother, Mam, lies bedridden, slowly succumbing to cancer; her commitment to voodoo practices and folk medicine are the only thing keeping her tethered to life.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2017
Herb-gathering by moonlight, so important a feature in European folk medicine, seems to be no part of Cherokee ceremonial.
