embrocation

[ em-broh-key-shuh n, -bruh- ]

/ ˌɛm broʊˈkeɪ ʃən, -brə- /

the act of embrocating a bruised or diseased part of the body.

the liquid used for this; a liniment or lotion.

Origin of embrocation

1400–50; late Middle English. See embrocate, -ion

Epithema, L. Any external liquid medicine for local application; as an embrocation or lotion.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
It is used chiefly in India mixed with oil as an embrocation for rheumatism; given internally it is regarded as an antisyphilitic.

The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines |T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The prescription for the embrocation runs—Spirit serpylli 120 grammes, tinct.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
He sends some physic to be given, and some embrocation to rub on the back.

The Dog |Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson

She was anxious to get away from the question of the embrocation.

A Safety Match |Ian Hay

embrocation

/ (ˌɛmbrəʊˈkeɪʃən) /

a drug or agent for rubbing into the skin; liniment

embrocation

[ ĕm′brə-kā′shən ]

The act or process of moistening and rubbing a body part with a liniment or lotion.

A liniment or lotion.