# Emoliente
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{{Short description|Traditional drink from Peru}}
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| origin = Viceroyalty of Peru
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| ingredients = Barley, Andean horsetail, flaxseed, alfalfa, ribwort plantain, boldo, sugar and lemon juice
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An '''''emoliente''''' ({{IPA|es|emolˈjente}}) is a traditional drink consumed principally in [Peru](/source/Peru). It is customary to drink it in the morning or evening. Various medicinal properties are attributed to ''emolientes'' and they are used to treat [digestive](/source/Digestion), [reproductive](/source/Reproductive_system), [respiratory](/source/Respiratory_system) and [circulatory](/source/Circulatory_system) problems.[{{Cite news |date=20 February 2015 |title=¿Cuáles son los beneficios de consumir emoliente? |language=es |agency=laprensa.peru.com |url=https://laprensa.peru.com/actualidad/noticia-beneficios-consumir-emoliente-39571 |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100819/https://laprensa.peru.com/actualidad/noticia-beneficios-consumir-emoliente-39571 |url-status=live }}]
''Emolientes'' were introduced to Peru during the [colonial era](/source/Viceroyalty_of_Peru) as a medicinal drink or [tisane](/source/Herbal_tea). In [Lima](/source/Lima) they became popular to the point that there was an ''emolientero'' (emoliente seller) on practically every street corner.[{{Cite book |last=Acurio |first=Gastón |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MID-tgAACAAJ |title=Larousse de la gastronomía peruana: diccionario gatronómico ilustrado |date=2008 |publisher=Q.W. Editores |isbn=9789972589379 |editor-last= |location=Lima |page=159 |language=es |chapter= |author-link=Gastón Acurio |access-date= |archive-date=2021-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130205540/https://books.google.es/books?id=MID-tgAACAAJ& |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |title=EMOLIENTE |url=http://comidasperuanas.net/emoliente/ |access-date=28 August 2017 |publisher=Comidas Peruanas |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828230026/http://comidasperuanas.net/emoliente/ |url-status=live }}]
[[File:Emolientera_Cusco_02012009.JPG|thumb|300x300px|An ''emoliente'' seller in [Cusco](/source/Cusco), [Peru](/source/Peru).]]
== Characteristics ==
An ''emoliente'' is a drink based on roasted grains of [barley](/source/barley), medicinal herbal extracts, [sugar](/source/sugar) and [lemon](/source/lemon) juice. Amongst the most commonly used herbs are [Andean horsetail](/source/Equisetum_bogotense), [linseeds](/source/Flax), [alfalfa](/source/alfalfa), [ribwort plantain](/source/Plantago_lanceolata) and ''[boldo](/source/boldo)''.[{{Cite web |title=Propiedades del Emoliente |url=http://www.lineayforma.com/nutricion/propiedades-del-emoliente.html |access-date=28 August 2017 |publisher=Mujeractiva.com |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828230703/http://www.lineayforma.com/nutricion/propiedades-del-emoliente.html |url-status=live }}] Other so-called "special" ''emolientes'' may include [pollen](/source/pollen), [honey](/source/honey), ''[algarrobina](/source/algarrobina)'', [corn silk](/source/corn_silk), spices (such as [cinnamon](/source/cinnamon)) or infusions made from fruit ([quince](/source/quince) or [pineapple](/source/pineapple)) or [potato](/source/potato) skins.