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Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material to dissolve the chemicals of the material, which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes. The liquor resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by heating or boiling, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant.
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Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material to dissolve the chemicals of the material, which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes. The [[liquor]] resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by heating or boiling, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 26 July 2019

Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material to dissolve the chemicals of the material, which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes. The liquor resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by heating or boiling, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant.