See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Oils(medicine)
silicone oils(medicine)
concrete oils(medicine)
fish oils(medicine)
oils, volatile(medicine)
absolute oils(medicine)
essential oils(medicine)
fuel oils(medicine)
industrial oils(medicine)

Oils (medicine)


oils
Unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or easily liquefiable on warming, and are soluble in ether but insoluble in water. Such substances, depending on their origin, are classified as animal, mineral, or vegetable oils. Depending on their behaviour on heating, they are volatile or fixed.