Electuary
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates An electuary is a medicine consisting of a powder or other ingredient mixed with something sweet such as honey to make it more palatable.[1]
In German and Swiss cultures, electuary (Template:Langx or Script error: No such module "Lang".) 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.[2][3]
In the Indian Ayurveda tradition, electuaries are called Lēhya (लेह्य)[4] (literally, "lickable").
Types
There are several different types of electuary: laxative electuary, joyful electuary, Template:Em. 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.[5]
Famous electuary in medicine
- Chyawanprash
- Diasenna
- Mithridate
- Faroug
- Figra
- Sootira[6]
References
- Avicenna (1999). The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī'l-ṭibb), vol. 5. translate by Abdurrahman Sharafkandi.
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- ↑ The Canon of Medicine/vol.5
- ↑ The Canon of Medicine in Arabic/vol.4.page.434
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