Electuary

An electuary is a medicine consisting of a powder or other ingredient mixed with something sweet such as honey to make it more palatable. In German and Swiss cultures, electuary ( or ) is also more generally a thickened juice and honey preparation with a thick, viscous consistency that is used in for culinary purposes, such as a (bread) spread or as a sauce ingredient. In the Indian Ayurveda tradition, electuaries are called Lēhya (लेह्य) (literally, "lickable").

An electuary is a medicine consisting of a powder or other ingredient mixed with something sweet such as honey to make it more palatable. In German and Swiss cultures, electuary ( or ) is also more generally a thickened juice and honey preparation with a thick, viscous consistency that is used in for culinary purposes, such as a (bread) spread or as a sauce ingredient. In the Indian Ayurveda tradition, electuaries are called Lēhya (लेह्य) (literally, "lickable"). ==Types== There are several different types of electuary: laxative electuary, joyful electuary, . The fermentation of mixed herbs in honey and their effects on each other are said to increase the medical properties already present and to create new ones. ==Famous electuaries in medicine== Chyawanprash Diasenna Mithridate Faroug Figra Sootira ==References== Avicenna (1999). The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī'l-ṭibb), vol. 5. translate by Abdurrahman Sharafkandi.

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