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decoction

[ dih-kok-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of decocting.
  2. Pharmacology.
    1. an extract obtained by decocting.
    2. water in which a crude vegetable drug has been boiled and which therefore contains the constituents or principles of the substance soluble in boiling water.


decoction

/ ɪˈɒʃə /

noun

  1. pharmacol the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling
  2. the essence or liquor resulting from this
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decoction1

1350–1400; Middle English decoccioun < Old French decoction < Late Latin ŧdzپō- (stem of ŧdzپō ) a boiling down, equivalent to ŧdz ( us ), past participle of ŧDZܱ ( ŧ- de- + coc-, for coquere to cook 1 + -tus past participle suffix) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decoction1

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin ŧdzپō, from ŧDZܱ to boil down, from coquere to cook
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It takes about 10 minutes for the decoction to percolate into the glass below.

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So did doctors, whose quack remedies included cupping, bleeding and herbal decoctions.

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At-the-ready decoction is a thrilling convenience, even for someone like me who carries her filter everywhere she goes.

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By March, TCM remedies constituted some of China's health ministry’s recommended treatments for COVID-19, and included a couple of dozen pills, powders, injectable therapies and recipes to make herbal teas, known as decoctions.

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What is the voice, I meditated, but an expulsion of air; a few vapors scented with the curdled decoctions of the stomach, vegetables mulching and pulverized beef?

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