1. The process of boiling. 2. The pharmacopeial name for preparations made by boiling crude vegetable drugs, and then straining, in the proportion of 50 g of the drug to 1000 mL of water. SYN: apozem, apozema. [L. decoctio, fr. de-coquo, pp. -coctus, to boil down]
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de·coc·tion -'käk-shən n
1) the act or process of boiling usu. in water so as to extract the flavor or active principle compare INFUSION (1b(1))
2 a) an extract or liquid preparation obtained by decocting
b) a liquid preparation made by boiling a medicinal plant with water usu. in the proportion of 5 parts of the drug to 100 parts of water
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de·coc·tion (de-kokґshən) [L. decoctum, from de down + coquere to boil] the act or process of boiling. a medicine or other substance prepared by boiling.Medical dictionary. 2011.