tincture
A tincture (lat. Tinctura , coloring, abbreviation Tct. Or tincture. ) Is a means of maceration or percolation, produced from vegetable or animal raw materials extract . According to the European Pharmacopoeia, only the use of ethanol in a suitable concentration is permitted as an extraction agent.
Sometimes alcoholic solutions of other raw materials such as B. Iodine called tincture, in this case iodine tincture .
Tinctures in which only one plant or a chemical substance such as iodine (iodine) has been dissolved are known in technical terms as tinctura simplex (simple tincture), whereas in the case of several dissolved substances, they are called tinctura composita (compound tincture).
Historically out of date and in the heraldry language , the term “tincture” ( tinging ) still stands for coloring or color (see explanation of terms).
Valerian tincture
Valerian tincture
