noun
Japanese and Chinese medicine; Oriental medicine
Refers to traditional medicine originating from Japan and China, often used in contrast to Western medicine (西洋医学).
和漢薬の研究は、伝統的な治療法の科学的な解明に役立つ。
Research on Japanese and Chinese medicine helps scientifically elucidate traditional treatments.
西洋医学 means Western medicine, the modern scientific medical system, often contrasted with 和漢薬.
Compound of 和 (wa, 'Japanese'), 漢 (kan, 'Chinese'), and 薬 (yaku, 'medicine').