Definition of Ptisan. Meaning of Ptisan. Synonyms of Ptisan

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Definition of Ptisan

Ptisan
Ptisan Ptis"an, n. [L. ptisana peeled barley, barley water, Gr. ?, from ? to peel, husk; cf. F. ptisane, tisane.] 1. A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a farinaceous drink. 2. (Med.) An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any, medicinal agent; a tea or tisane.

Meaning of Ptisan from wikipedia

- Herbal teas, also known as herbal infusions and less commonly called tisanes (UK and US /tɪˈzæn/, US also /tɪˈzɑːn/), are beverages made from the infusion...
- chemical substances. The mix could be sweetened with liquorice to create Ptisan of Dog's-gr****. After decoction, the herbal tea was taken internally a cupful...
- Facultatibus (Alim. Fac.) On Good and Bad Humours (Bon. Mal. Suc.) On the Ptisan, or Barley-water De Ptisana On the Preservation of Health De Sanitate Tuenda...
- this time suggested expelling the disease through sudorifics, cordials, ptisans, and heavy bedclothes. Sudorifics and heavy bedclothes were suggested because...