Meaning of 'decoction' in Yoruba is: decoction

decoction: decoction

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Noun(1) (pharmacology(2) (pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances

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(1) The oral ingestion of the same decoction may have improved cold tolerance due to its thermogenic effect.(2) Some of these methods such as the detoxification of aconite by preparing it with salt and/or longu2026 decoction are a mainstay of TCM practice.(3) a decoction of a root(4) The syrup was a decoction of yin and yang tonic and balancing herbs to preserve her vital energy.(5) In 1945, a botanical writer noted that on several Pacific islands a decoction of mashed noni fruit, along with kava root and crushed sugar cane stems, was used as a treatment for tuberculosis.(6) We have therefore scientifically examined a decoction of commonly used medicinal herbs in order to examine their efficacy in preventing bone loss.(7) When I have the time I make a decoction by harvesting sprigs of the plant before it has flowered, enough to half fill a large saucepan.(8) Irvine writes that a decoction of crushed stems is drunk in Ghana for severe sickness and weakness.(9) These disorders can all be treated equally effectively with a decoction of salvia alone.(10) A small percentage of white vinegar is added to the decoction .(11) decoction is used for woody plant material such as roots and bark(12) a decoction of a root(13) Astragalus is typically prescribed as a dried root, powdered, or in a decoction .(14) I treated the past two bouts with a strong decoction of honeysuckle tea.(15) Medicinal plants are predominantly wildcrafted and dispensed mainly by decoction , although prepared formulas are given.(16) Treatments in vogue included horseback riding for pulmonary tuberculosis, and a decoction of carrots for jaundice.