Electuaries
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Electuaries are thick, usually sweetened mixtures of powders with syrups, extracts, and sometimes oily liquids. The encyclopedia provides examples of laxative electuaries used in pediatrics and sometimes for adults when precise dosing is less important than the total quantity of medication.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Electuaries (Electuaria, Ph. VII), thick, usually sweetened mixtures of powders with syrups, extracts and sometimes oily liquids. Ph. VII indicates a laxative E. (Electuarium e Senna, Electuarium lenitivum), consisting of 10% powder of senna leaves,
C31 40% sugar syrup and 50% purified tamarind pulp. E. are prescribed in pediatric practice, and sometimes for adults, when the precision of individual doses does not play a significant role, and the total amount of medication taken is important. Example: Extr. Filicis maris 8.0, Fol. Sennae pulv. 15.0, Mel. depur. q. s. ut f. Electuarium, D. S. to be taken on an empty stomach within 1 hour.
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“Electuaries.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/electuaries/