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The term "infusion" has been employed in literature with a rich diversity of meanings that extend far beyond its basic notion of steeping. In medicinal texts, especially those by T. H. Pardo de Tavera, it designates a method of extracting therapeutic properties from herbs—the infusion is prescribed for ailments ranging from skin disorders and cholera ([1], [2], [3]) to menstrual issues and digestive troubles ([4], [5], [6]). In the realm of coffee making, the term contrasts with decoction, highlighting a shift from boiling to the gentler process of steeping as a technique for extracting flavor and aroma ([7], [8], [9], [10]). Moreover, "infusion" is also used metaphorically in literature to denote the blending or permeation of qualities, ideas, or even bloodlines, as seen in discussions of cultural influence ([11], [12]) or character traits ([13], [14]). These varied usages reflect the term's evolution, serving both literal and figurative purposes across disciplines and eras.
  1. Used as a vapor-bath it produces abundant diaphoresis, and the infusion given internally has a like effect.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  2. —The infusion of the root is used internally as an emollient and refrigerant; externally in skin diseases accompanied by smarting and inflammation.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  3. Rumphius is authority for the statement that the infusion of the leaves is used in cholera.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  4. —The native women use the infusion of its aromatic leaves to induce menstruation.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  5. It is given in maceration or infusion, 2–15 grams of the seeds to 3 or 400 of water to be taken several times a day.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  6. —An infusion of the leaves is given as a diuretic and digestive tonic.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  7. An infusion from green coffee has a decidedly unpleasant taste and hardly any color.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  8. There are two preparations of coffee, the decoction used by the Arabs and the infusion, used in Europe and adopted in the Philippines.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  9. By 1760, the decoction, or boiling, method in France had been generally replaced by the infusion, or steeping, method.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  10. Infusion is the process of steeping—extraction without boiling.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  11. Such contentedness and change of view in regard to every kind of life does the infusion of reason bring about.
    — from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch
  12. In like manner the western heart had to render Christianity congenial and adequate by a rich infusion of pagan custom and sentiment.
    — from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana
  13. James Sully compares the receptivity of memory with the infusion of dampness into an old MS.
    — from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross
  14. ‘They think you’re—you’re drowned,’ replied the boy, who in his malicious nature had a strong infusion of his master.
    — from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

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