decoctions in English

noun
1
the liquor resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by heating or boiling, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant.
a decoction of a root

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1. Celandine is useful for crafting potions, oils, bombs, and decoctions

2. Decoctions, made from such things as herbal roots and bark, are boiled in water to release their active ingredients.

3. Barberry root has a history of use in traditional healing systems from around the world and is often utilized in extracts, topical applications, and decoctions

4. In 1953 the author published a simple test for the diagnosis of gas damage based on the observation that the more the leaves of conifers, specially of spruce (Picea abies), have been damaged by gaseous contaminants in the atmosphere, the more turbid are the watery decoctions they produce. The instructions for the so-called.

5. Astringent herbs such as yarrow, witch hazel, and white oak bark, vulnerary herbs such as calendula and comfrey, antiseptic herbs such as sage and myrrh, and a mild topical analgesic such as lavender can be made into strong decoctions, which can be applied to the perineum via a peri-wash or sitz bath