From Herbals to Elixirs: How Alchemy Influenced Herbal Medicine
Historical Roots of Herbal Alchemy Early cultures often merged botanical wisdom with early chemical techniques. Egyptian priests used stills to extract fragrant flower waters and essential oils for medicine and ritual. In the Middle Ages, Islamic scholars preserved and expanded Greek, Egyptian, and Persian alchemy, transmitting advanced distillation and infusion methods. For instance, medieval Persian […]
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