Mahdihassan S
Am J Chin Med. 1985;13(1-4):93-108. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X85000149.
A drug of longevity, prior to alchemy, was peach, from which the god of longevity has emerged. Alchemy began by synthesizing red colloidal gold with gold to make the body ever-lasting and redness, as soul, to make life eternal. Its climax was reached with cinnabar-gold, which is blood-red, while red-gold is only brick-red. It was called Makaradhwaja in India. There have been fertility gods. Hermes was one and Alchemy has been named a hermetic art. Makara was crocodile-cum-fish, god of fertility. Makaradhwaja means Emblem of god of fertility, signifying a drug conferring vigour of youth.
长寿之药，在炼金术之前是桃子，从中诞生了长寿之神。炼金术始于用黄金合成红色胶体金，使身体不朽，而红色作为灵魂，使生命永恒。其高潮是朱砂金，呈血红色，而红金只是砖红色。在印度它被称为摩伽罗陀婆阇。曾有生育之神。赫尔墨斯是其中之一，炼金术也被称为一门神秘艺术。摩伽罗是鳄鱼兼鱼的形象，是生育之神。摩伽罗陀婆阇意为生育之神的象征，指一种赋予青春活力的药物。
