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A traditional Chinese herbal decoction (湯劑/汤剂) Turkish coffee beginning to boil. Decoction compares to brewing coffee through percolation.. Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material (which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes) to dissolve the chemicals of the material.
Lemongrass is a wonderful addition to a dish or a garden, but make sure you're staying safe when working with it. "Like many grasses, the leaf edges are sharp and will make tiny cuts on one's skin ...
A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may run as high as 90%. [ 1 ] In chemistry , a tincture is a solution that has ethanol as its solvent.
Cymbopogon citratus, commonly known as West Indian lemon grass [2] or simply lemon grass, [3] is a tropical plant native to South Asia and Maritime Southeast Asia and introduced to many tropical regions. [1] Cymbopogon citratus is often sold in stem form. While it can be grown in warmer temperate regions, such as the UK, it is not hardy to frost.
Cover and let the ginger-lemongrass syrup steep off the heat until cool, about 2 hours. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard the ginger and lemongrass.
First, plant material is extracted with a hydrocarbon solvent, such as hexane, to yield concrete.The concrete is then extracted with ethanol.The ethanol extract is cooled (e.g., to −15 °C) to solidify waxes, and cold filtered to yield a liquid extract.
The Bach flower remedy solutions, which contain a 50:50 mix of water and rum, are called mother tincture. [4] Stock remedies—the solutions sold in shops—are dilutions of mother tincture into other liquid.
Tarragon plants were boiled to make washes and poultices for treating swollen feet and legs and snow blindness. Some tribes called western mugwort 'women's sage' because the leaf tea was taken to correct menstrual irregularity. It was taken to relieve indigestion, coughs, and chest infections.