grape-cure
Definition
- Noun (Medicine):
- A therapeutic treatment that involves the consumption of grapes as a primary or supplementary method to address certain health conditions, historically associated with detoxification or nutritional therapy.
Usage Examples
- (A medical treatment using grapes for detoxification.)
- (A regimen of eating grapes as part of a health therapy.)
Advanced Usage
"to undergo a grape-cure": to submit to a course of treatment involving grapes.
- Many patients at the sanatorium underwent a grape-cure for digestive ailments. (They participated in a therapeutic program centered on grape consumption.)
"to prescribe a grape-cure": to recommend grape-based treatment by a medical professional.
- In the 19th century, physicians often prescribed a grape-cure for chronic fatigue. (Doctors advised eating grapes as a remedy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Grape (n): the fruit used in this treatment.
- Fresh grapes are essential for the grape-cure. (The fruit itself is the key component.)
- Cure (n): a method or course of medical treatment.
- The grape-cure is a specific type of cure. (A treatment aimed at healing.)
Synonyms
- Grape therapy: a modern term for treatment using grapes.
- Ampelotherapy: a formal medical term for grape-based treatment (from Greek , meaning vine).
Related Idioms
- None directly associated with "grape-cure" as a fixed idiom, but the concept relates to the broader idiom "an apple a day keeps the doctor away", emphasizing the use of fruit for health.
Phrasal Verbs
- None specific to "grape-cure"; however, the verb "to cure" can be used:
- They tried to cure him with a grape-cure. (They attempted to heal him using grapes.)