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decoction sentence examples

  • Decoction of bark, or infusion of berries, 1 to 4 fluid ounces.
  • Decoction as a wash for cancers.
  • Decoction prepared from the dried rootstock has been used for stomach disorders.
  • Children are drugged either with godfrey's cordial or stronger decoctions of opium.
  • Taken each month during menstruation, a bark decoction is held to be contraceptive.
  • Decoction of the roots has also been used with some success in the oral treatment of leprosy ( wade 1977 ).
  • Apple: european settlers in the u.s.a. used a decoction made from apple tree bark for gravel in the bladder.
  • One-half cup bark decoction 2 times daily or 2-4 ml of a 4:1 bark tincture twice daily.
  • Leaf decoction used for catarrh in piura; crushed seed to kill parasites ( feo ).
  • Decoction of the leaves has been employed as a remedy for bleeding piles.
  • Decoction made from dried bogbean was used taken first thing in the morning to treat headaches.
  • I hopefully won't ever get as much horsetail as needed for the fresh decoction!
  • Traditional remedy: ½ cup seed decoction 2 to 3 times daily.
  • Decoctions of the plant were used commonly as an external wash and the fresh leaves were also made into a ointment.
  • Take the decoction once a day for 7 days. 50 ml a dose.
  • As tonics, a root decoction of [ bauhinia ] is taken orally; .
  • Decoctions of this herb to anesthetized dogs leads to a marked rise in blood pressure.
  • The way to use it is to bruise the roots and, having well boiled them in wine, drink the decoction.
  • Traditional remedy: ½ cup seed decoction 2 to 3 times daily.
  • Decoction of the sloes for this purpose, without any added sweeteners.

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