noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
free medicine; dispensing free medicine
Refers to the act of providing medicine without charge, often in a charitable or historical context. Can be used as a noun or as a suru verb (transitive or intransitive).
その寺では貧しい人々に施薬を行っていた。
The temple dispensed free medicine to the poor.
施薬は江戸
Dispensing free medicine was one of the charitable activities in the Edo period.