Elixir

A liquid herbal preparation with a pleasant taste, due to the addition of honey or sugar.


A distillation or tincture.


A nonspecific term generally applied to a liquid alcoholic preparation, emulsion or suspension.


A sweetened liquid containing alcohol that is used to dissolve active ingredients in a drug or medicine.


A sweet liquid which hides the unpleasant taste of a drug.


Sweetened, flavored liquid, usually containing a small amount of alcohol, used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth.


A preparation containing alcohol (ethanol) or glycerin, which is used as the vehicle for bitter or nauseous drugs.


A liquid preparation of a potent or nauseous drug made pleasant to the taste by the addition of aromatic substances and sugar.


A sweetened, aromatic, hydroalcoholic liquid used in the compounding of oral medicines. Elixirs constitute one of the most common types of medicinal preparation taken orally in liquid form.


A fluid composed of alcohol, water, and a medicinal substance.


A transparent, sweetened solution, frequently incorporating alcohol, that serves as the foundation for numerous liquid medicines, including cough remedies.


A therapeutic concoction comprising honey or syrup.


 


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