An infusion is a beverage made by steeping a flavoring substance in hot or boiling water. Infusions include coffee, tea and tisanes. Infusions can also be made in another substance, such as alcohol or vinegar, instead of water.
An infusion in the world of aromatherapy refers to two different types or infusions of herbs, flowers, berries, etc. being "infused" or placed in oil. There are short-term infusions which are most popularly used and sold on the open market today. These short-term infusions are made anywhere from 24 hours to just under 3 weeks. Then the herb/botanical is removed from the oil and the oil is used in the many formulas that call for short-term infused oils. Long-term infused oils are made in the same way as the short-term infusions except that these infusions are allowed to set for a minimum of one year or longer before opening in order to have a more concentrated infused oil that is used similar to an essential oil by the drop rather than by the ounce as one would use a short-term infused oil. Long-term infused oils are prized for their vibrant colors, concentration, and their ability to be used with or without essential oils as well as their long shelf life. The first use of infused oils is lost in the mists of history and these infused oils precede the use of essential oils by thousands of years. The first essential oils being made in the 10th century by an Arab chemist, Avicennia. Infusions were the oils that the common man or woman used in daily life. Today they are just now beginning to be researched again. Because they are not able to be patented, there has been very little research done in this area of infusions.
In other contexts, an infusion can mean the introduction of a modifying quality or element. Thus it could be used to describe the addition of new subject matter into a curriculum, or the addition of talented individuals into an organization.
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A recognized form of Christian baptism (pouring over the head).
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An Infusion is a method of preparing herbs in which 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried herb or 2 to 4 fresh herbs (flowers and berries are substitutable) is "infused" or placed in oil or water (which does not need to be boiled), and then, after about ten minutes, is strained.
It is unknown when infusions were first made, but the first recorded use of essential oils is in the 10th century by the Persian chemist Avicenna.
Infusions were used by common men or women in daily life.
Infusion pumps can administer fluids in ways that would be impractically expensive or unreliable if performed manually by nursing staff.
Continuous infusion usually consists of small pulses of infusion, usually between 20 nanoliters and 100 microliters, depending on the pump's design, with the rate of these pulses depending on the programmed infusion speed.
The classic medical improvisation for an infusion pump is to place a blood pressure cuff around a bag of fluid.
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