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What (who) is Tincture - definition

HERBAL LIQUID

Tinctures; Tincture of time; Herbal tincture; Tinctorial; 🝈; Alcoholic extract

tincture

['t??(k)t??]

¦ noun

1. a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol.

2. a slight trace.

3. Heraldry any of the conventional colours used in coats of arms.

¦ verb (be tinctured) be tinged or imbued with a slight trace: his affability was tinctured with slight sarcasm.

Origin

ME (denoting a dye or pigment): from L. tinctura 'dyeing', from tingere 'to dye or colour'.

Tincture

·noun One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

II. Tincture ·noun A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

III. Tincture ·noun A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

IV. Tincture ·noun A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.

V. Tincture ·vt To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to Tinge.

VI. Tincture ·vt To communicate a slight foreign color to; to Tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

VII. Tincture ·noun A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

VIII. Tincture ·noun The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.

tincture

I. n.

1.

Tinge, stain, tint, hue, shade, grain.

2.

Flavor, taste, smack, spice.

3.

Infusion, admixture, touch, dash, tinge, spice, seasoning, sprinkling, soupcon.

4.

Alcoholic solution.

II. v. a.

1.

Tinge, stain, dye, color, tint, shade.

2.

Flavor, season.

3.

Imbue, impress, infuse, impregnate.

Wikipedia

Tincture

A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may run as high as 90%. In chemistry, a tincture is a solution that has ethanol as its solvent. In herbal medicine, alcoholic tinctures are made with various ethanol concentrations, which should be at least 20% alcohol for preservation purposes.

Other solvents for producing tinctures include vinegar, glycerol (also called glycerine), diethyl ether and propylene glycol, not all of which can be used for internal consumption. Ethanol has the advantage of being an excellent solvent for both acidic and basic (alkaline) constituents. A tincture using glycerine is called a glycerite. Glycerine is generally a poorer solvent than ethanol. Vinegar, being acidic, is a better solvent for obtaining alkaloids but a poorer solvent for acidic components. For individuals who choose not to ingest alcohol, non-alcoholic extracts offer an alternative for preparations meant to be taken internally.

Low volatility substances such as iodine and mercurochrome can also be turned into tinctures.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture

Examples of use of Tincture

1. Tester‘s verdict: Natasha Allsopp, 21, from West London, says: "When I woke up, I took three 10ml drops of the tincture in water – it tasted vaguely herbal.

2. Make your own mouthwash by adding a couple of drops of peppermint oil or sage tincture to a cup of water.

3. "I recommend a natural way of life but when I have a headache and a hangover, Nurofen works every time." '/10 Overall rating: 8.5/10 Boots Milk Thistle Tincture 50ml, 5.'' Contains silymarin, a traditional liver tonic.

4. As Simpson records, with not one tincture of self–pity, much less of condemnation, at the sight of this ghastly apparition, offensive, streaming at the eyes, dirtily bandaged and clumsy . . . she broke down and wept.

5. And not forgetting those naked showers with Carole Caplin scrubbing away ‘toxins‘ and releasing her ‘sexual energy‘ (which Mrs Blair denies, of course). Sir Denis Thatcher÷ Gin and tonic, or a ‘tincture‘, as Denis would say.