noun
- a medicinal paste made by mixing powdered drugs with honey, syrup, or another sweet substance
Usage: archaic; pharmaceutical
Examples
- The apothecary prepared an electuary to make the bitter medicine more palatable.
- Medieval physicians often prescribed electuaries containing various herbs and spices.
- The electuary was stored in small jars and administered with a spoon.
- Ancient Greek doctors used electuaries to deliver medicine in a sweet, edible form.
- The pharmacist mixed the powdered remedy into an electuary using honey as a base.
- Historical medical texts describe electuaries as an early form of medicinal candy.