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Folk medicine


1. Folk medicine refers to methods of health improvement established in folk experience, based on the use of knowledge, skills, and practical abilities for assessing and restoring health. Folk medicine does not include provision of services of an occult-magical nature, or performance of religious rituals.

Source: Federal Law No. 323-FZ dated November 21, 2011 (as amended on June 25, 2012) "On the Basics of Ensuring the Health of Citizens in the Russian Federation"

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