The Twelve-Month Hexagram Verses of Xuan Hezi 玄...
The Twelve-Month Hexagram Verses of Xuan Hezi links alchemical fire timing to the 12 lunar months and Yi Jing’s waxing/waning hexagrams, using poetic verses and commentary rooted in the Cantong...
The Twelve-Month Hexagram Verses of Xuan Hezi 玄...
The Twelve-Month Hexagram Verses of Xuan Hezi links alchemical fire timing to the 12 lunar months and Yi Jing’s waxing/waning hexagrams, using poetic verses and commentary rooted in the Cantong...
Origin Identification of Elixir Formulas 丹方鉴源
Origin Identification of Elixir Formulas by Tang-era Du Gu Tao catalogs 231 alchemical minerals, their sources and uses, plus a "Five-Yellow Pill" recipe; a Japanese manuscript adds six rare ingredients...
Origin Identification of Elixir Formulas 丹方鉴源
Origin Identification of Elixir Formulas by Tang-era Du Gu Tao catalogs 231 alchemical minerals, their sources and uses, plus a "Five-Yellow Pill" recipe; a Japanese manuscript adds six rare ingredients...
The Alchemical Lexicon Daoist Text 石药尔雅
The Alchemical Lexicon, compiled by Tang scholar Mei Biao in 806 CE, is a glossary of 300+ alchemical terms—decoding secret names for minerals, elixirs, methods, and lost recipes to guide...
The Alchemical Lexicon Daoist Text 石药尔雅
The Alchemical Lexicon, compiled by Tang scholar Mei Biao in 806 CE, is a glossary of 300+ alchemical terms—decoding secret names for minerals, elixirs, methods, and lost recipes to guide...
Manual of Forty-Five Minerals 金石簿五九数诀
Manual of Forty-Five Minerals, composed in Tang China (c. 664 CE), catalogs cinnabar, realgar, saltpeter, and 42 other alchemical minerals—detailing their origins, appearance, quality grades, and how to distinguish pure...
Manual of Forty-Five Minerals 金石簿五九数诀
Manual of Forty-Five Minerals, composed in Tang China (c. 664 CE), catalogs cinnabar, realgar, saltpeter, and 42 other alchemical minerals—detailing their origins, appearance, quality grades, and how to distinguish pure...
Secret Essentials of the Five Categories 参同契五相类秘要
Secret Essentials of the Five Categories, by Northern Song alchemist Lu Tianji, explains how to pair “Three Yellows” (arsenicals) and “Two Treasures” (lead & mercury) with compatible substances—like cinnabar with...
Secret Essentials of the Five Categories 参同契五相类秘要
Secret Essentials of the Five Categories, by Northern Song alchemist Lu Tianji, explains how to pair “Three Yellows” (arsenicals) and “Two Treasures” (lead & mercury) with compatible substances—like cinnabar with...
The Five Phases of Alchemical Metals 阴真君金石五相类
The Five Phases of Alchemical Metals, a Tang-era Daoist text attributed to Yin Zhenjun, explains how to match mineral drugs by their yin-yang nature and origin—e.g., lead as “yin-within-yang”—to successfully...
The Five Phases of Alchemical Metals 阴真君金石五相类
The Five Phases of Alchemical Metals, a Tang-era Daoist text attributed to Yin Zhenjun, explains how to match mineral drugs by their yin-yang nature and origin—e.g., lead as “yin-within-yang”—to successfully...