bài thuốc
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- 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
- Remedy
- bài thuốc dân gian chữa chứng chuột rúta popular remedy for cramp