Glossary of Herbal Terminology

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No. Terms Definition
1.
Farinaceous
Having a meaty or floury texture or surface
2.
Febrifuge
Reduces fever and body temperature. A febrifuge is the same as an antipyretic and refrigerant.
3.
Fluid Extract
An extract of an herb that is made according to official (and unofficial) pharmaceutical practice, with a strength of 1:1. That means each ounce of the fluid extract has the solutes found in an ounce of the dried herb. Advantageous for some herbs (such as Arctium or Taraxacum), where the active constituents retain the same proportions as in the plant, even though reduced to a very small volume of menstruum, it is deadly for others (such as Hydrastis or Lobelia), whose constituents may have wildly varying solubility, and whose fluid extract will contain only the most soluble constituents and lack others completely.