Haudutuksina

Haudutuksina is a Finnish term meaning “as infusions” and is the essive plural form of haudutus. The base haudutus refers to the process of extracting flavors or active compounds by steeping plant material in a liquid, typically hot water, to produce an infusion. The form haudutuksina is used when describing multiple infusions or when indicating the manner in which substances are used—“as infusions” rather than as solids or concentrates.

In usage, haudutuksina appears mainly in culinary, herbal, and traditional medicine contexts. It is common in herbal tea preparation, where several herbs may be prepared and described as haudutuksina. It can also appear in recipes or instructions that list several haudutukset to be prepared and served together or in sequence, for varied flavor or therapeutic purposes.

Etymology: haudutuksina is formed from haudutus with the essive plural suffix -ksina, indicating “as infusions.” The singular form haudutuksena means “as an infusion.”

See also: infusion, herbal tea, decoction, medicinal preparation.

Notes: The distinction between infusion (haudutus) and decoction (often described with keittäminen in Finnish) depends on heat and duration; haudutus typically involves steeping or simmering with gentler extraction of constituents rather than prolonged boiling.