Definition

1. Noun:
   • A remedy, a medicinal formula: A specific combination of medicinal ingredients, often herbs, prepared according to a traditional or prescribed formula to treat an illness or health condition.
   • A prescription: Can refer to the written or memorized instructions for preparing a specific medicine.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông lang đã cho bà ấy một bài thuốc gia truyền. (The herbalist gave her a family remedy.)
  • Bà tôi biết nhiều bài thuốc nam chữa bệnh thông thường. (My grandmother knows many Southern Vietnamese remedies for common ailments.)
  • Bài thuốc này gồm ba loại thảo dược. (This remedy consists of three types of herbs.)

Advanced Usage

• "bài thuốc đắp": A poultice; a remedy applied externally.
  • Anh ấy dùng bài thuốc đắp để giảm sưng. (He used a poultice to reduce the swelling.)
• "bài thuốc sắc": A decoction; a remedy prepared by boiling herbs.
  • Bài thuốc sắc này cần đun trong 30 phút. (This decoction needs to be boiled for 30 minutes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc (n): Medicine, drug. (A more general term for medicine.)
• Đơn thuốc (n): A (modern) medical prescription. (Typically from a doctor for Western medicine.)
• Phương thuốc (n): A remedy, a cure. (Similar in meaning, often used interchangeably with "bài thuốc".)
• Thang thuốc (n): A dose or regimen of medicine, often referring to a set of ingredients for one preparation.

Synonyms

• Phương thuốc: Remedy, cure.
• Cách chữa: Treatment method.

Related Phrases

• "Bắt mạch kê đơn, bốc thuốc": To take the pulse, write the prescription, and dispense the medicine. (Describes the traditional process of diagnosis and treatment.)
• "Thuốc đắng dã tật": Bitter medicine cures disease. (An idiom meaning something unpleasant can be beneficial.)

noun

1. Remedy
   • bài thuốc dân gian chữa chứng chuột rút
     a popular remedy for cramp