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.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: occident(Noun) The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; u2013 opposed to orient.