An aqueous extract of one or a few herbs ; a common method for preparing tea (té); typically 2 teaspoons of dried plant material (1/4 cup if fresh) in 1 cup of hot (boiling) water, infused for 10-15 minutes; technically, an infusion is not boiled, whereas when making a decoction, the herbs are boiled in water. Most Dominican herbal remedies are prepared as decoctions.... infusion
The slow introduction, over hours or days, of fluid into the bloodstream through a cannula (thin plastic tube) inserted into a vein.
Commonly known as a drip, an intravenous injection is used to give blood (see blood transfusion) or, more commonly, fluids and essential salts.
Other uses include providing nutrients to people unable to digest food (see feeding, artificial) and the administration of certain drugs.... intravenous infusion
A machine that is used for the administration of a continuous, controlled amount of a drug or other fluid. The fluid is delivered through a needle that is inserted into a vein or under the skin.... pump, infusion
the administration of insulin by continuous infusion into the subcutaneous tissue via a small pump worn under the clothing and connected to the skin by a tube and a fine needle. The insulin is delivered at a precalculated background rate, but patient-activated *boluses can be administered at meal times. This method is particularly appropriate (as an alternative to regular injections) for patients with repeated or unpredictable episodes of hypoglycaemia.... continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
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