: traditional medicines that are not prescribed by a doctor
Examples of folk remedy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCan Pumpkin Kill Worms? (Credit: Anna List/Shutterstock) For centuries, pumpkin has been touted as a natural antiparasitic — a folk remedy to treat intestinal worms in both humans and animals.—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
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