e/Cordial (medicine)

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has gloss	eng: A cordial is any invigorating and stimulating preparation; e.g., peppermint cordial. The term derives from obsolete medicinal usage, as various beverages were concocted which were believed to be beneficial to ones health, especially for the heart (cordialis in Latin). With their flecks of gold leaf and their bright yellow hues cordials take there name from the cordial vertues' of the rays of the sun that alchemists thought they encapsulated.
lexicalization	eng: cordial
instance of	c/Drugs

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