1. Traditional or indigenous medical practices, remedies, and healing systems used by specific ethnic or cultural groups.
Usage: plural form; academic/medical field; often used in anthropology and ethnobotany

Examples

• Researchers studied ethnomedicines from various African cultures to identify new pharmaceutical compounds.
• Many ethnomedicines rely on plant-based ingredients passed down through generations.
• The university established a program to document ethnomedicines before they are lost to modernization.
• Ethnomedicines often incorporate spiritual and physical healing practices.
• Scientists are investigating the efficacy of ethnomedicines used in traditional Chinese healing.
• Indigenous ethnomedicines have contributed to the development of several modern drugs.