900 pills of "Dan medicine" were found in Jiangsu when the father and daughter were buried together. The test results angered the experts! Why?

The pursuit of the elixir of life has existed since Qin Shihuang. However, throughout his life, Qin Shihuang recruited countless talents to refine the elixir for him, but he failed to become an immortal. The ancient method of prolonging life is not as scientific as modern people, that is, taking Dan medicine. In ancient China, many emperors and dignitaries had an unusual pursuit of longevity, so ancient Dan medicine was very popular. When Jiangsu's father and daughter were buried together, 900 "magic pills" were found, and the test results angered experts.

In the 1960s in Jiangsu Province, a farmer discovered a stolen cave and reported it to the relevant departments. After the experts and archaeologists arrived at the scene, they made a survey and determined that there was an ancient tomb under it, and then they began excavation activities. According to experts' relevant research, they speculated that it should be an ancient tomb in Wei and Jin Dynasties in China, and the contents of the ancient tomb verified this conjecture.

Jiangsu dug up the tomb where father and daughter were buried together, and the epitaph stated that it was the tomb of Wang Bin, the prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In this ancient tomb, archaeologists also found the body of a woman. Originally, they thought it was the body of Wang Bin's wife, but after research, it was found that it was not. This is the remains of his daughter Wang. This makes people feel very strange. There was indeed the custom of joint burial in Wei and Jin Dynasties, but generally speaking, both husband and wife were buried together. Why did Wang Bin's daughter appear in his grave?

When Wang Bin died, his daughter was old enough to get married, so she shouldn't be in Wang Bin's tomb. Experts also expressed considerable confusion about this issue. After studying the buried objects, the experts found the reason. 900 tablets of "elixir" were found in the tomb, so it was called elixir because it was probably taken by the ancients in pursuit of immortality, and was considered as elixir in ancient times.

Later, the experts tested many "panaceas", and the results made the experts very angry. After testing, it is indeed the Five Stone Powder used by ancient people to pursue immortality. There are records about Wushi powder in history books, all of which say that people will feel energetic after taking Dan medicine, and long-term use can prolong life. Of course, after modern research, this view has long been overthrown.

Wushi powder contains a lot of heavy metals, so it won't be a big problem if you take it for a short time, and it will be bad for people's health if you take it for a long time. The reason why the ancients felt energetic after eating Wushi powder is because Wushi powder has the function of disturbing people's mental system, and this Dan medicine will also have a great impact on people's reproductive function, which may lead to infertility.

A large number of Wushi powder appeared in the tomb of this family, indicating that the whole family should have the habit of taking Wushi powder for a long time, which may be the cause of Wang's infertility. In ancient times, it was a very serious thing that women could not have children. People attach great importance to family inheritance, so it may be because Wang lost her fertility, so no one married her. She was buried next to her father until her death.

This also shows that there were many superstitious ideas and underdeveloped science in ancient China, which made them lack scientific knowledge and regarded harmful Dan medicine as a panacea to prolong life. Of course, in modern society, it will never happen again. People never stop pursuing science. Landau said: Science is like the sea, which needs desperate efforts.