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 LÃÂhya (à ¤²à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Âà ¤¯) (literally, "lickable").
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.