Balm devised by the sixteenth-century Italian alchemist Leonardo Fioravanti ( fiore avanti , flower forward : come, to bloom). It is a hydroalcoholic solution of plant species such as laurel, cloves, rosemary, incense, galangal, fennel, lemon. . , to which miraculous properties were attributed. Fioravanti is today also an Italian surname and a refreshing drink originating in Ecuador with strawberry or apple flavor.