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The mythological White Hare from Chinese mythology, brewing the elixir of life on the Moon. The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. Alchemists in various ages and ...
The Elixir of Life is a famous potion that aimed to create eternal youth. [32] During the Chinese dynasties, this elixir of life was often recreated and drunk by emperors, nobles and officials. [citation needed] In India, there is a myth of the potion amrita, a drink of immortality made out of nectar. [33]
Kimia is an Ancient Greek word and a feminine given name in Persian language.It means elixir of life, alchemy, or the philosopher’s stone. [1] In ancient Persian poetry, kimia means "rare" or "unique."
However, historical texts of Daoist teaching include alchemical practices, most of which posit the existence of an elixir or the Golden Elixir that, when ingested, gives the drinker eternal life. As there is a direct connection between Daoism and Laozi , some suggest he played a major role in the creation of Chinese alchemy.
Azoth was believed to be the essential agent of transformation in alchemy. It is the name given by ancient alchemists to mercury, which they believed to be the animating spirit hidden in all matter that makes transmutation possible.
'Hemp Maiden') is a legendary Taoist xian (仙; 'immortal', 'transcendent') associated with the elixir of life, and a symbolic protector of women in Chinese mythology. Stories in Chinese literature describe Magu as a beautiful young woman with long birdlike fingernails, while early myths associate her with caves.
Lower dantian (下丹田, Xià Dāntián): at the crossing of the horizontal line behind the Ren-6 acupoint and vertical line above the perineum, which is also called "the golden stove" (金炉 pinyin: Jīn lú) or the namesake "elixir-of-life field" proper, where the process of developing the elixir by refining and purifying essence into ...
An elixir is a sweet liquid used for medical purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's illness. [1] When used as a pharmaceutical preparation , an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally.