herbal concoction
- noun
- /ˈhɜrbəl kənˈkɑkʃən/
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mezcla herbal
- After researching natural remedies, he decided to try an herbal concoction for better sleep.
Examples
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Drinking a warm herbal concoction before bed can help you relax.
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The healer recommended an herbal concoction made from ginger and turmeric to relieve his cold symptoms.
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The healer prepared a special herbal concoction to soothe my sore throat.
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They sold a variety of herbal concoctions at the health food store.
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She brewed an herbal concoction to soothe her cold.
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Can you recommend an herbal concoction for stress relief?
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She swears by her grandmother's herbal concoction for headaches that includes mint and chamomile.
Synonyms
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6.6
A drink made to heal, harm, or cause magic
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6.0
A food or drink made by mixing different things, often in a new way
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4.2
A drink made by soaking herbs or tea leaves in hot water
A plant preparation used to prevent or treat illness and improve health
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Morphology
Both constituents are semantically transparent: 'herbal' means made from herbs and 'concoction' means a (possibly unusual) mixture, so their combination straightforwardly yields 'a mixture made from herbs' with no idiomatic shift. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the component words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase herbal concoction comes from the simple image of a healer stirring herbal leaves and roots in a pot to make a concoction, a warm mix used as a 'remedy'. That's why it means 'a mixture made from herbs' used to help or heal.