Therapeutic Terms

Maceration	in herbal medicine, similar to infusion. Most often used to describe preparation of products in which plant material is soaked in oil base without the use of a direct heat source
Materia medica	the science or study of the nature, properties, and preparation of healing substances
Mucolytic	hydrolyzing glycosaminoglycans: tending to break down or lower the viscosity of mucin-containing body secretions or components
Muka	term used to describe the residual plant matter remaining after steam distillation of essential oils