Golden Medicine

Thesaurus, sive medicina aurea a plain and true description of the treasure of treasures or the golden medicine." In Aurifontina chymica, 97]-106. London , 1680. 

Shape it into pills, and place it in a red earthenware crucible. Smear the crucible with the Mud of the Six-and-One to a thickness of three-tenths of an inch both inside and outside. Let the crucible dry for ten days so that there are no leaks [of pneuma]. Heat it for eighty days over a fire of horse manure or chaff, and you will obtain a Golden Medicine jinyao). 

Golden root (Roseroot, R. rosea L., Crassulaceae) has been used for a long time as a resource in Chinese traditional medicine to enhance the body s resistance against fatigue and to extend human life. Rosavin (121) was isolated as one of the chemical constituents of R. rosea by Kurkin et al. and 4-methoxycinnamyl 6-G-(a-L-arabinopyranosyl)-(3-D-glucopyranoside (122) and cinnamyl 6-0-(p-D-xylopyranosyl)-(3-D-glucopyranoside (123) were also isolated from an aqueous methanol extract of R. rosea by Ari et al. (Fig. 27). 

Midgley, R.]. A new treatise of natural philosophy, free d from the intricacies of the schools. Adorned with many curious experiments both medicinal and chymical. As also with several observations useful for the health of the body. London Printed by R E. for J. Hindmarsh, at the Golden Ball over against the Royal Exchange in Comhill, 1687. 342p. 

Suchten, Alexander von. "Concerning the true medicine of the most distinguished man, Alexander von Suchten." In A golden and blessed casket of Nature s marvels, ed. Benedictus Figulus, 50-56., 1893. 

Friedlander, Walter J. The golden wand of medicine a history of the caduceus symbol in medicine. New York Greenwood P, 1992. 181p. ISBN 0-313-28023-1... 

Let me conclude this chapter with one more remark. When a man looks into a mirror, he sees therein reflected an image of himself. If, however, he try to touch it, he will find that it is not palpable, and that he has laid his hand upon the mirror only. In the same way, the spirit which must be evolved from this Matter is visible, but not palpable. This spirit is the root of the life of our bodies, and the Mercury of the Philosophers, from which is prepared the liquid water of our Art - the water which must once more receive a material form, and be rectified by means of certain purifying agents into the most perfect Medicine. For we begin with a firm and palpable body, which subsequently becomes a volatile spirit, and a golden water, without any conversion, from which our Sages derive their principle of life. Ultimately we obtain the indestructible medicine of human and metallic bodies,... 

Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora and Colorado School of Mines, Golden Anthony J. Trevor, PhD... 

Hirschman, R. Medicinal Chemistry in the Golden Age of Biology Lessons from Steroid and Peptide Research, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Eng. 1991, 30, 1278. 

Hirschmann R (1991) Medicinal chemistry in the golden age of biology lessons from steroid and peptide research. Angew Chem Int Edn Engl 30, 1278-1301. 

The main producer of medicinal opium is India, whilst poppy straw is cultivated in Turkey, Russia, and Australia. Opium destined for the black market originates from the Golden Triangle (Burma, Laos, and Thailand), the Golden Crescent (Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan), and Mexico. 

ALTERATIVES Medicines which gradually alter and correct a poisoned condition of the blood stream and restore healthier functioning.—Blue Flag, Burdock, Celandine, Fringe-tree, Golden Seal, Plantain,... 

STOMACHICS Stimulant medicines which act specifically upon the stomach.—Avens, Centaury, Chamomile, Golden Seal, Turkey Rhubarb. 

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