Electuary

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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]

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In German and Swiss cultures, electuary (German : Latwerge or Latwerg ) 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 call lehya [4] (literally, "lickable").

Types

There are many different types of electuary: laxative electuary, joyful electuary etc. The fermentation of mixed herbs in honey and their effects on each other, increases medical properties already present and creates new ones. [5]

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References

  1. Avicenna (1999). The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī'l-ṭibb), vol. 5. translate by Abdurrahman Sharafkandi.
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  2. https://www.eberle.ch/shop/latwergekocherei/?p=2
  3. "Latwerge". 7 February 2022.
  4. "Lehyam: Herbal Elixirs from Ayurveda | Kerala Ayurveda India".
  5. The Canon of Medicine/vol.5
  6. The Canon of Medicine in Arabic/vol.4.page.434