The word 'tincture' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as a noun to refer to a medicinal solution, typically made of alcohol and herbs, or as a verb to describe the process of applying this solution. Example: "The doctor prescribed a tincture of peppermint to soothe the patient's upset stomach." In this sentence, 'tincture' is used as a noun to describe a specific type of medication. Example: "I carefully tinctured the wound with iodine before applying a bandage." In this sentence, 'tincture' is used as a verb to describe the action of applying a solution to the wound. Overall, 'tincture' is a versatile word that can be used in medical contexts or to describe any type of solution or infusion.
Compared with today's direct marketers, whose best stab at intimacy is a preprinted letter with a misspelt name, the local shopkeeper really knew his customers remembering when to order a favourite bolt of fabric for one, suggesting a new cough tincture to another.
In 1664, when William Davenant adapted "Macbeth", the hero was made to say that his bloody hands would "add a tincture to/The sea".
By 1813 he had become "a regular and confirmed opium-eater" (i.e., an opium addict), keeping a decanter of laudanum (tincture of opium) by his elbow and steadily increasing the dose; he remained an addict for the rest of his life.
In 1651, following the publication of his final work, Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium (Exercises on the Generation of Animals), it is believed that Harvey attempted to take his own life with laudanum (an alcoholic tincture of opium).
It is used as a 0.5 percent alcoholic tincture or as a 0.2 percent aqueous solution.
It is used as a 0.1 percent alcoholic tincture or aqueous solution.
Laudanum, for example, was an alcoholic tincture (dilute solution) of opium that was used in European medical practice as an analgesic and sedative.
In 1355 Bartolo had been sent to Pisa from Perugia as an envoy to the Holy Roman emperor, Charles IV, from whom he received many privileges, including a grant of arms, which were the same as those of the emperor as king of Bohemia but with changed tincture: or a lion rampant with two tails gules.
Quintilian describes wit at some length in his Institutio oratoria; it partakes of urbanity, a certain tincture of learning, charm, saltiness, or sharpness, and polish and elegance.
Rationalists will rejoice – but supporters of homeopathy and herbal remedies may feel the need of a soothing tincture.
But leafing through Larousse Cocktails, one yawns about all those interchangeable mixes of bitters, juices, crème de this and tincture of that.
