HOMEOPATHY Homeopathic Pharmacy Techniques [HP7] Homeopathic Pharmacy Techniques Basic Preparations [HP7.700] Basic Preparations Mother Tincture [HP7.700.840] Mother Tincture Homeopathic Trituration [HP7.700.874] Homeopathic Trituration

Mother Tincture - Preferred

Concept UI	FD00060087
Scope note	In Homeopathic practices, the result of the liquid preparation resulting from the action of a suitable extracting liquid (which may be composed of purified water, ethanol and/or glycerin) on a specific drug of animal or vegetable origin, the part used being that described in homeopathic pharmacopoeias or in experiments carried out with the medicine, always in the proportion of 10% calculated in dry drug in the case of plants and 5% in the case of animals.
Preferred term	Mother Tincture

Animal Tinctures - Narrower

Concept UI	FD00060088
Scope note	The whole or part of an animal is macerated in a hydro-alcoholic mixture.
Preferred term	Animal Tinctures

Fresh Plant Extracts - Narrower

Concept UI	FD00060089
Scope note	Those tinctures obtained by macerating fresh plants in a hydroalcoholic solution. The amount of plant must be calculated as 10% dry material, discounting the plant's moisture. The alcohol content of the extracting liquid may vary depending on the composition of the plant, following monographs in the pharmacopoeias, if available.
Preferred term	Fresh Plant Extracts

Dry Plant Extracts - Narrower

Concept UI	FD00060090
Scope note	Those tinctures obtained by maceration or percolation of dried plant in a hydroalcoholic solution. The amount of plant to be used is 10%. The alcohol content of the extracting liquid is 60%.
Preferred term	Dry Plant Extracts