traditional medicine

noun
🔊/trəˌdɪʃənl ˈmedsn/, 🔊/trəˌdɪʃənl ˈmedɪsn/
🔊/trəˌdɪʃənl ˈmedɪsn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. medical treatment that is based on the ancient beliefs and practices from a particular culture
    • a key ingredient in traditional medicine传统医学中的关键成分
    • Turmeric has been used as a traditional medicine in much of Asia for thousands of years.姜黄在亚洲大部分地区已被用作传统药物数千年。
    compare alternative medicine, complementary medicine, conventional (3)