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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 cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir.
There were many alchemists attempting to obtain the universal solvent, and thus many recipes, some later rejected by their creators, have been found. [8] Paracelsus's own recipe for alkahest was made of caustic lime, alcohol, and carbonate of potash; however, his recipe was not intended to be a "universal solvent". [9] [10]
The earliest known written mention of the philosopher's stone is in the Cheirokmeta by Zosimos of Panopolis (c. 300 AD). [4]: 66 Alchemical writers assign a longer history. Elias Ashmole and the anonymous author of Gloria Mundi (1620) claim that its history goes back to Adam, who acquired the knowledge of the stone directly from God. This ...
The author then goes on to describe the seven metals and the method for creating the elixir. [5] It is a short treatise broken into seven chapters, some of which are only a paragraph long: [5] Of The Definitions Of Alchemy; Of The Natural Principles, And Procreation Of Minerals; Out Of What Things The Matter Of Elixir Must Be More Nearly Extracted
Some alchemists also circulated steps for the creation of practical medicines and substances, that have little to do with the magnum opus. The cryptic and often symbolic language used to describe both adds to the confusion, but it's clear that there is no single standard step-by-step recipe given for the creation of the philosopher's stone. [11]
The manuscript contained more than four hundred recipes covering alchemy as well as cosmetics and medicine. [122] One of these recipes was for the water of talc. [122] Talc, which makes up talcum powder, is a mineral which, when combined with water and distilled, was said to produce a solution which yielded many benefits. [122]
In the episode "The Lesser of Two Evils", a Jumbonium atom is used in 3001 for the Miss Universe competition, where it hovers above the prized tiara. According to Bob Barker (in the episode), the atom is worth $200,000 or, at least, somewhere between $200,000 and $200,001.
In modern usage, elixir is a pharmaceutical term for "A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine". [1] Outside of Chinese cultural contexts, English elixir poisoning usually refers to accidental contamination, such as the 1937 elixir sulfanilamide mass poisoning in the United States.