decoctions
- Guideline or reference source
- EMAHMPC Glossary on herbal teas
- Definition
- Liquid preparations extemporaneously prepared by pouring cold water on the herbal substance(s), reduced to a suitable size, heating to the boil and allowing to simmer for a defined period of time depending upon the type and size of the plant material, usually for 15 to 30 minutes when not otherwise specified. The corresponding operation is referred to as ‘decoction’. Decoction is generally not applicable to herbal substances containing volatile active constituents.
- Broader Term
- herbal teas
- Related Term
- infusions
- macerates
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