Chinese alchemy in the light of its fundamental terms.
1980
S Mahdihassan
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008136
Longevity
The normal length of time of an organism's life.
Length of Life,Life Span,Lifespan,Life Spans,Lifespans
D002681
China
A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.
Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D006046
Gold
A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is used in jewelry, goldplating of other metals, as currency, and in dental restoration. Many of its clinical applications, such as ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS, are in the form of its salts.
D000422
Alchemy
Form of chemistry concerned with discovering methods for transmuting base metals into gold and with finding an elixir for eternal youth.
D049690
History, Ancient
The period of history before 500 of the common era.
Ancient History,Ancient History (Medicine),Ancient History of Medicine,History of Medicine, Ancient,Medicine, Ancient History,Ancient Histories (Medicine),Ancient History Medicine,Ancient History Medicines,Histories, Ancient (Medicine),History Medicine, Ancient,History Medicines, Ancient,History, Ancient (Medicine),Medicine Ancient History,Medicines, Ancient History