emolliate

(ɪˈmɒlɪeɪt)

vb (tr)

to make soft or smooth

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emollient, emolliate - Emollient is from Latin emolliere, "to soften"; to emolliate is to soften or make effeminate.

See also related terms for soften.

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In this case, Wang uses heavy doses of Bai Shao (Radix Alba Paeoniae) to nourish the blood and emolliate the liver combined with Shu Di Huang (cooked Radix Rehmanniae) and Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) if there is liver blood depletion vacuity.

Wang Zhu-sheng on Sjogren's Syndrome

Stir-fried Bai Shao and Dang Gut nourish the blood and emolliate the liver.

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