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What is a decoction?

What is a decoction? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
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These disorders can all be treated equally effectively with a decoction of salvia alone.
These herbs contain volatile oils that come out very quickly, and evaporate out of the decoction if steeped too long.
Irvine writes that a decoction of crushed stems is drunk in Ghana for severe sickness and weakness.
Treatments in vogue included horseback riding for pulmonary tuberculosis, and a decoction of carrots for jaundice.
The oral ingestion of the same decoction may have improved cold tolerance due to its thermogenic effect.
When suffering from chills and diarrhea, a decoction of herb bennet is suggested.

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