folk medicine

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William Schaffner, a professor of infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told Salon before the 1980s, zinc was seen as a “folk medicine.”

From Salon

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

“It’s the whole community-based element of folk medicine that is so important,” said Bairbre Ní Fhloinn, an associate professor of Irish folklore at University College Dublin.

From New York Times

“Folk medicine can attract charlatans and chancers of all kinds,” Dr. Ní Fhloinn said.

From New York Times

Throughout the world, at least 284 reptile species are used in traditional folk medicine, and of these, 182 are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, an indication that they are threatened with extinction.

From Salon