Solution obtained by boiling the plants in a covered saucepan for twelve to thirty minutes, then strained.
Solution obtained by pouring boiling water over the chopped plants and then filtering.
Solution obtained from infusion of decoction or maceration prepared with a lot of water and very few plants.
Solution obtained by leaving the plants in contact with cold water, wine or oil for a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks.
Solution obtained by adding a large amount of sugar, up to 70%, to the infusion or decoction.
Paste containing oils, starches, mucilages which are generally applied hot to the skin.
Fragrant resin that flows from certain plants, by extension, fatty preparation for external use that calms pain or heals.
Perfumed oil based on the aromatic essence of plants.
Solution obtained by macerating between 5 and 10 days one part of dried medicinal substance, reduced to powder in 4 parts of alcohol.
Solutions obtained by pouring wine over the plants in a glass container, letting the whole thing macerate and shaking it from time to time, then filtering it.
Volatile aromatic substance obtained from plant raw material either by steam distillation preferably at low pressure or by a dry distillation process called pyrogenation, more precisely the essential oil is considered as the distilled essence of the plant and has the advantage of not containing any fatty substance.
Or Hydrolat, is the condensed water vapor resulting from the distillation of an aromatic plant and / or a flower which naturally separates from the essential oil at the exit of the still and which is charged with molecules aromatic during distillation, rich in versatile active ingredients. Floral water has an aromatic molecule concentration varying between 0.05 and 0.1%. It complements and reinforces the action of the essential oil, thus allowing safe use.
These are aqueous or alcoholic macerations that are more or less concentrated by evaporation, in this way thick or solid fluid extracts are obtained.
The fresh juice is obtained from crushed and pressed fresh plants. The juice obtained is put in the fridge for a day to let it settle and then it is filtered.
Shade-dried plants are finely cut and then pulverized in a mortar. These single plants or in a mixture are sold in sachets (infusette) to make herbal teas that do not need to be strained.
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