和わ薬やく

noun

traditional Japanese medicine; Japanese folk medicine

Refers to medicine based on traditional Japanese practices, often using herbs and natural ingredients, as opposed to Western medicine (洋薬).

• 祖そ母ぼは風邪かぜのとき、いつも和わ薬やくを煎せんじてくれた。

  My grandmother always brewed traditional Japanese medicine for me when I had a cold.

• この漢かん方ぽう薬やっ局きょくでは、さまざまな和わ薬やくを扱あつかっている。

  This Kampo pharmacy carries various traditional Japanese medicines.