Code information - Oil, Medicated from dried plant

Code:
OMDP

Name:
Oil, Medicated from dried plant

Description:
Herbal preparation from comminuted (reduced to smaller size e.g. by grinding) dried plant material and a fixed oil. The plant material is macerated in the oil, generally with heat application, over a period of time to solubilise active plant constituents. The oily macerate is then filtered to provide the medicated oil/ medicinal oil / herbal oil (Gaedcke and Steinhoff 2003; Cech 2000; Tilgner 1999).