sao tẩm
Definition
- Verb:
- To dehydrate by stir-frying after soaking: A traditional processing method, primarily in herbal medicine, where a material (like herbs or tea leaves) is first soaked or infused in a liquid (such as wine, honey, or a medicinal solution) and then stir-fried in a dry pan until dry. This process alters the properties of the material for therapeutic or preservative purposes.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người thầy thuốc đang sao tẩm các vị thuốc nam. (The herbalist is dehydrating the medicinal herbs by stir-frying after soaking.)
- Công đoạn sao tẩm giúp giảm tính hàn của vị thuốc. (The process of dehydrating by stir-frying after soaking helps reduce the cold nature of the herb.)
- Lá chè sau khi được sao tẩm sẽ có hương vị đặc biệt. (The tea leaves, after being dehydrated by stir-frying after soaking, will have a special flavor.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly specialized and almost exclusively used in the context of traditional Vietnamese herbal medicine () and the processing of certain specialty teas. It describes a specific, two-step technique of preparation.
Variants and Related Words
- Sao (v): To dry-fry or stir-fry (without the initial soaking step). A common method for processing herbs and grains.
- Tẩm (v): To soak, to impregnate, to steep (in a liquid). Often used as a separate, initial step before further processing.
Synonyms
- To prepare (by traditional methods): A general translation in the context of medicine.
- To process (by soaking and dry-frying): A descriptive synonym.
Related Terms
- Bào chế (v): To prepare or compound (medicine). is a specific method of .
- Thuốc Bắc / Thuốc Nam (n): Northern (Chinese-origin) / Southern (Vietnamese-origin) medicine, where this technique is commonly applied.
verb
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to dehydrate
