民みん間かん薬やく

noun

folk medicine; traditional remedy

Refers to remedies or treatments passed down among common people, often using herbs or household ingredients, distinct from modern pharmaceuticals.

• 祖そ母ぼは風邪かぜに効きく民みん間かん薬やくをよく知しっている。

  My grandmother knows many folk remedies for colds.

• この地ち域いきでは、古ふるくから伝つたわる民みん間かん薬やくが今いまも使つかわれている。

  In this region, traditional folk medicines handed down from long ago are still used today.