A concentrated pharmaceutical preparation made by dissolving medicinal plant material in alcohol or another solvent, where one unit of the extract equals one unit of the original plant.
Compound of 'fluid' and 'extract,' standardized pharmaceutical terminology from the 19th century that created precise ratios for herbal medicine preparation.
Fluidextracts were the Victorian pharmacist's answer to dosing problems—they created exact ratios so a doctor could prescribe one ounce of echinacea extract and know exactly how much plant material the patient was getting.
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