herbal tincture
Botanical alcohol infusion
A herbal tincture is a concentrated liquid extract made by soaking plant material in alcohol or another solvent.
The alcohol draws out the active compounds from herbs, creating a potent preparation taken in small doses—typically drops under the tongue or mixed into water.
Tinctures are common in alternative medicine and traditional herbalism: She takes an echinacea tincture at the first sign of a cold.
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- plant extractSubstance derived from vegetation
- botanicalRelated to plants
- dropsDescends or releases
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
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- herbal remediesechinacea, chamomile, valerian, ginseng, ginkgo biloba
- old remediescalomel, laudanum, tartar emetic, nostrum, patent medicines
- Healing Remediessalve, balm, poultice, ointment, liniment
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Steeped plant infusion
herbal infusion · decoction · essential oil · poultice · compress
herbal tinctureprescription medication
Medicine requiring medical authorization
synthetic drug · chemical compound · chemotherapy · antibiotic · pill
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