˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

ptisan

[ tiz-uhn, ti-zan ]

noun

  1. a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.


ptisan

/ ³Ùɪˈ³úæ²Ô /

noun

  1. grape juice drained off without pressure
  2. a variant spelling of tisane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ptisan1

1350–1400; < Latin ptisana < Greek ±è³Ù¾±²õá²Ôŧ peeled barley, barley water; replacing Middle English tisane < French < Latin, as above
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ptisan1

C14: from Old French tisane, from Latin ptisana, from Greek ±è³Ù¾±²õ²¹²Ôŧ barley groats
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The most available Remedies in such Cases, from this Cause, are, a plentiful Bleeding at the Onset, a very copious Drinking of warm Water, to which one fifth Part of Whey should be added; or of the Ptisan No. 2, or of an Emulsion of Almonds, all taken warm.

From

The Patient is to enter upon a Regimen, and drink plentifully of the Ptisan Nº.

From

For this Purpose, a an Ounce of Catholicon should be added to the Glysters; or they might be simply made of Whey, with Honey, Oil and Salt. b Give the Patient three times every Morning, at the Interval of two Hours between each, three Glasses of the Ptisan Nº.

From

But if, on the contrary, the Disease has been long neglected, and has rose to a high Degree, it will be necessary to restrain the Patient a long Time to the Regimen I have directed; he must be repeatedly purged, and then drink plentifully of the Ptisan Nº.

From

Whenever their Inflammation is very considerable; when there are a great many of them at once, and they prevent the Patients from sleeping, it becomes necessary to enter them into a cooling Regimen; to throw up some opening Glysters; and to make them drink plentifully of the Ptisan, Nº.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement