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tincture
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tincture /tinc·ture/ (tingk´chur) an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or chemical substances.
iodine tincture  a preparation of iodine and sodium iodide in diluted alcohol, used as a topical antiinfective.
tinc·ture (tngkchr)
n.
1. A coloring or dyeing substance.
2. Abbr. tinct, tr An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine.
Tincture
An alcoholic solution of a chemical or drug.
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tincture (tinct.)
[tingk′chər]
a substance in a solution that is dissolved in alcohol.
tincture,
a plant extract made by soaking herbs in a liquid (such as water, alcohol, vinegar, or glycerine) for a specified length of time, then straining and discarding the plant material. The remaining liquid is used therapeutically. Tinctures typically are made at a concentration of 1:5 to 1:10.
tincture [tingk´chur]
an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable drugs or chemical substances.
compound benzoin tincture a mixture of benzoin and several other ingredients in alcohol, used as a topical skin protectant.
iodine tincture a preparation of iodine and sodium iodide in diluted alcohol, used as a topical antiinfective.
tincture (tingˑ·chr),
n alcohol extract of herbs or other substances.
tincture (tink´chur),
n an alcoholic, hydroalcoholic, or ethereal solution of a drug.
tincture
an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from an animal or vegetable drug or a chemical substance.
benzoin tincture, compound
a mixture of benzoin, aloes, storax and tolu balsam in alcohol; used as a topical protectant.
iodine tincture
a mixture of iodine and sodium iodide in a menstruum of alcohol and water; used as an anti-infective for the skin.
tincture
Pharmacology A medicinal preparation, often of herbal origin in which the ground substrate–eg, bark, root, nuts, or seeds is soaked in alcohol to extract oils or other substances of interest
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Tincturing is amazingly simple: Identify and pick the plant parts you desire to tincture.
Herbal Pharmacy Making a Tincture by Susun Weed / Health, general community
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net and will gladly conduct a tincturing workshop, if there is sufficient interest.
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