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decoction
de·coct D0077100 (dĭ-kŏkt′)tr.v. de·coct·ed, de·coct·ing, de·cocts 1. To extract the flavor of by boiling.2. To make concentrated; boil down.
[Middle English decocten, to boil, from Latin dēcoquere, dēcoct-, to boil down or away : dē-, de- + coquere, to boil, to cook; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]
de·coc′tion n.decoction (dɪˈkɒkʃən) n1. (Pharmacology) pharmacol the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling2. (Pharmacology) the essence or liquor resulting from this[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin dēcoctiō, from dēcoquere to boil down, from coquere to cook]de•coc•tion (dɪˈkɒk ʃən)
n. 1. the act of decocting. 2. an extract obtained by decocting. [1350–1400; < Old French < Late Latin] de•coc′tive, adj. decoction1. the process of boiling a substance in water to extract its essence.
2. the essence so produced.See also: ProcessesThesaurus| Noun | 1. | decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boilingmateria medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effectsextraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means |
TranslationsDecoction
Decoction (also called apozem), a medicine in liquid form. A decoction is made by pouring cold water over pulverized medicinal plants, steeping the mixture over a water bath, and then straining. decoction
de·coc·tion (dē-kok'shŭn), 1. The process of boiling. 2. The pharmacopeial name for preparations made by boiling crude vegetable drugs, and then straining, in the proportion of 50 g of the drug to 1000 mL of water. Synonym(s): apozem, apozema [L. decoctio, fr. de-coquo, pp. -coctus, to boil down] decoction Alternative medicine
A herbal medicine preparation in which the substrate (e.g., cinnamon bark, ginger root, nuts, seeds or coarse leaves) is hard or ligneous, making its extraction difficult; decoctions require grinding or pulverisation and then boiling to extract the volatile oil or substance of interest.
Chinese medicine
A preparation of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs in which the dried herbs are placed in water, boiled until the volume is markedly reduced, and the dregs strained off; it results in virtually complete extraction of the herb’s essence and medicinal potential, as well as rapid absorption and onset of action.de·coc·tion (dē-kok'shŭn) 1. The process of boiling. 2. The pharmacopeial name for preparations made by boiling crude vegetable drugs, and then straining, in the proportion of 50 g of the drug to 1000 mL of water.
Synonym(s): apozem, apozema. de·coc·tion (dē-kok'shŭn) 1. The process of boiling. 2. The pharmacopeial name for preparations made by boiling crude vegetable drugs, and then straining them, in the proportion of 50 g of the drug to 1000 mL of water. Decoction
DECOCTION, med. jurisp. The operation of boiling certain ingredients in a fluid, for the purpose of extracting the parts soluble at that temperature. Decoction also means the product of this operation.
2. In a case in which the indictment charged the prisoner with having administered to a woman a decoction of a certain shrub called savin, it appeared that the prisoner had administered an infusion (q.v.) and not a decoction; the prisoner's counsel insisted that he was entitled to an acquittal, on the ground that the medicine was misdescribed, but it was held that infusion and decoction are ejusdem generis, and that the variance was immaterial. 3 Camp. R. 74, 75. decoction
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