![]() This was seen as a threat to the gods ( Devas) who feared them. Legend has it that at early times when the inception of the world had just taken place, evil demons ( Ashur) had gained strength. Anybody who consumes even the tiniest portion of Amrita has been described to gain immortality. ![]() The elixir of life in IndiaĪmrita, the elixir of life has been described in the Hindu scriptures ( not to be confused with Amrit related to Sikh religion). ![]() The Jiajing Emperor in the Ming Dynasty died from ingesting a lethal dosage of mercury in the supposed Elixir of Life conjured by alchemists. Many of these substances, far from contributing to longevity, were actively toxic and resulted in Chinese alchemical elixir poisoning. The most famous Chinese alchemical book, the Danjing yaojue ( Essential Formulas of Alchemical Classics) attributed to Sun Simiao, a famous medical specialist respectfully called “ King of Medicine” by later generations, discusses in detail the creation of elixirs for immortality ( mercury, sulfur, and the salts of mercury and arsenic are prominent, and most are poisonous) as well as those for curing certain diseases and the fabrication of precious stones. Gold was considered particularly potent, as it was a non-tarnishing precious metal the idea of potable or drinkable gold is found in China by the end of the third century BC. ![]() The ancient Chinese believed that ingesting long-lasting precious substances such as jade, cinnabar or hematite would confer some of that longevity on the person who consumed them. When Shi Huang Di visited, he brought 3000 young girls and boys, but none of them ever returned. In the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang sent Taoist alchemist Xu Fu with 500 young men and 500 young women to the eastern seas to find the elixir, but he never came back ( legend has it that he found Japan instead). In ancient China, many emperors sought the fabled elixir with varying results. ![]()
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