herbal extracts
Botanical essence preparations
Herbal extracts are concentrated preparations derived from plants, typically made by soaking botanical material in a solvent like alcohol or water to draw out active compounds.
They appear in supplements, tinctures, and natural remedies: The cough syrup contains herbal extracts of elderberry and echinacea.
Extracts offer more potency than dried herbs in smaller doses.
- chamomileSoothing herbal infusion plant
- macerationSoftening by liquid immersion
- decoctionBoiled herbal concentrate
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
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- supplementsmultivitamins, multivitamin, vitamin, vitamin B6, minerals
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- herbalismmint, sage, medicinal herbs, lavender, decoction
- concentratesjuice concentrate, concentrate, fruit concentrate, frozen concentrate, tomato concentrate
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Artificially created psychoactive compounds
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