Oak has been used as a Quinine substitute in the treatment of fevers. Tannins provide many of the healing properties of oak. Tannins bind with proteins in tissues, making a barrier resistant to bacterial invasion. Tannins strengthen tissues and blood vessels.
The opposite term Occident derives from the Latin word occidens, meaning west (lit. setting < occido fall/set). This term meant the west (where the sun sets) but has fallen into disuse in English, in favor of Western world.
Definition of OCCIDENT. : west 2a. See Occident defined for English-language learners. See Occident defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.iddle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin occident-, occidens, from present participle of occidere to fall, set (of the sun). First Known Use: 14th century.