folkcure
nounUK /ˈfəʊk.kjʊə/
US /ˈfoʊk.kjʊr/
A folk cure is a traditional homemade remedy that people use to feel better.
My grandmother swears by a folkcure made from honey and lemon for a sore throat.
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2. A traditional practice or ritual believed to prevent illness in a community.
Wearing a red thread is a folkcure meant to keep bad luck and sickness away.
3. Knowledge about healing passed down orally rather than taught in medical school.
The book collects folkcures from mountain villages across the region.
4. A charmingly old-fashioned or unscientific solution to a problem.
Restarting the router is the modern folkcure for a frozen screen.