folk remedy; home remedy; same as 单方
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
folk remedy; home remedy; traditional prescription
Variant form of 单方. Commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine contexts to refer to secret family recipes or simple traditional cures passed down through generations. Often implies a single-ingredient or simple formula as opposed to complex compound prescriptions (复方).
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
jiā家
zǔ祖
chuán传
de的
dān丹
fāng方
，
zhuān专
zhì治
ké咳
sou嗽
。
This is a folk remedy passed down in my family that specifically treats coughs.
Lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
ná拿
chū出
yī一
gè个
dān丹
fāng方
，
pèi配
le了
jǐ几
wèi味
cǎo草
yào药
。
The old Chinese medicine doctor took out a traditional prescription and mixed several herbal ingredients.
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Zhè这
gè个
dān丹
fāng方
zài在
xiāng乡
xià下
liú流
chuán传
hěn很
guǎng广
。
This home remedy is widely circulated in the countryside.