Jewelry drug

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Hibiscus flowers give a tea mixture an appealing look

A jewelry drug , also known as a constituent , is a filler that is intended to give finished tea mixtures a more appealing appearance through shape and color and which itself has little or no effect. Often flowers are chosen for this because they have volume and a beautiful color. Jewelry drugs are z. B. marigold , sandalwood , mallow , cereal straw , cornflower , apothecary primrose , rose and elderberry .

See also: drug (pharmacy)

literature

  • Curt Hunnius [start], Hermann PT Ammon [Hrsg.]: Hunnius pharmaceutical dictionary . 9., rework. and exp. Ed., De Gruyter, Berlin, New York 2004. ISBN 3-11-017475-8