单词 | mother tincture |
释义 | > as lemmasmother tincture mother tincture n. Homoeopathy an undiluted tincture of a drug. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > tincture > [noun] > specific tinctures potable Mars1694 elixir1736 Huxham's tincture1788 sacred elixir1797 sacred tincture1797 alcoholature1831 mother tincture1842 Mimulus1933 1842 F. Black Treat. Princ. & Pract. Homœopathy vi. 72 The alcohol..employed for the preparation of tinctures (mother tinctures, as they are called) should be nearly anhydrous. 1880 Appletons' Jrnl. Nov. 479/2 To put the mother-tincture through thirty decimal dilutions. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 312/2 The pure tinctures are denominated ‘mother tinctures’. 1983 B. Inglis & R. West Alternative Health Guide 71 Once the ‘mother tincture’ has been diluted to the required potency and ‘succussed’ (shaken up), a few drops are introduced into a small bottle. 2000 Here's Health May 17/3 Extracts of the chosen ingredient are dissolved in a mixture of alcohol and water..then strained to make what is called the ‘mother tincture’. < as lemmas |
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