eclectic medicine
A branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other…A branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Meaning
1 senses(historical, uncountable)A branch of American medicine that made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Origin
Coined by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1784–1841), a physician who lived among the NativCoined by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1784–1841), a physician who lived among the Native Americans and observed their use of medicinal plants.
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