The "elixir of life" was excavated from the tombs of the Western Han Dynasty. Can it really make people live forever?

2065438+September 2008, when the China Archaeological Team excavated an ancient tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Shachang West Road, Luoyang, painted pottery pots, geese bronze lamps and? Hand warmer? Although precious, bronze pots and other cultural relics are nothing special. They are in the hands of national archaeologists and will contribute to the study of China's history and culture. But strangely, during the excavation, archaeologists also found a bronze pot filled with liquid, which was sealed in an underground tomb for more than 2000 years, and the liquid in the bronze pot has not evaporated yet! This discovery has attracted the attention of archaeologists! ?

What is the liquid in this bottle? Some experts have preliminarily predicted that this may come from the Western Han Dynasty? Wine? At that time, it was buried in the tomb as a funerary object, and it has been preserved to this day because of the good sealing of the tomb. Although there have been similar excavations before, this is only a prediction and cannot be determined. ?

Surprisingly, after a lot of scientific tests, in March of 19, 1, 2065438, a clear conclusion was finally reached about the liquid in this bronze pot: was it brewed in the Western Han Dynasty? Fairy medicine? , can also be said to be? The elixir of life? . ?

After sampling and testing the supernatant and sediments under the unearthed liquid, the researchers found that the main components of the liquid were potassium nitrate and alunite. Pan, an associate researcher at Luoyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, said: there are two forms of ancient alchemy: water method and fire method, and fire method is a common alchemy; Water method was originally used to drink immortal, and later evolved into an alchemy. ?

According to the earliest extant monograph on water law, The Thirty-six Water Laws, an ancient book in the Western Han Dynasty, the ancients made it with saltpeter and alunite? Fairy water? They firmly believe that drinking this water can: ascend to heaven? . This discovery is also the first time in Han tombs? Fairy medicine? .

It is necessary to explain here that this? The elixir of life? What are the two substances contained in potassium nitrate and alunite used for:

Potassium nitrate: used in colorants, preservatives, explosives, pharmaceutical industry, etc.

Alum: It can be used in manufacturing, chemical industry, food industry, agriculture, chemical industry, environmental protection and health industry, printing, papermaking, tanning, painting and other industries, and can also be used as mordant for dyeing cloth, hardener for tanning materials and films, catalyst for synthetic ammonia, clarifier for sugar and water, precipitant for mineral processing, etc.

Thus, it is ridiculous to drink water containing these two substances in order to live forever. Not only can you not live forever, but you may also have other physical problems and ascend to heaven in advance, instead of? Ascension? ! With the development and progress of medicine, people nowadays are interested in ancient times. The elixir of life? It is regarded as a joke. However, this discovery has also made some contributions to the study of ancient culture.