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A bottle of colored liquid labelled as a love potion A collection of vials labelled as potions. A potion is a liquid "that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers." [1] It derives from the Latin word potio which refers to a drink or the act of drinking. [2]
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.
Glauber's salt – sodium sulfate.Na 2 SO 4; Sal alembroth – salt composed of chlorides of ammonium and mercury.; Sal ammoniac – ammonium chloride.; Sal petrae (Med. Latin: "stone salt")/salt of petra/saltpetre/nitrate of potash – potassium nitrate, KNO 3, typically mined from covered dungheaps.
Today, we enjoy a life span that’s double that of our great-grandparents, thanks to our better understanding of how nutrition, exercise, medicine, and hygiene affect the body and mind.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, a Bumpa, a ritual object, is one of the Ashtamangala, used for storing sacred water sometimes, symbolizing wisdom and long life. [127] [128] Liquids Libation: The drink offering (Hebrew ְנֶסֶך, nesekh) was a form of libation forming one of the sacrifices and offerings of the Law of Moses. Sacramental bread ...
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It is said that the Chinese invented gunpowder while trying to find a potion for eternal life. Described in 9th-century texts [citation needed] and used in fireworks in China by the 10th century, [71] it was used in cannons by 1290. [citation needed] From China, the use of gunpowder spread to Japan, the Mongols, the Muslim world, and Europe ...
This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire.. A grimoire (/ ɡ r ɪ m ˈ w ɑːr /) (also known as a book of spells, magic book, or a spellbook) [citation needed] is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural ...