摘要
在古代,中国、印度、希腊、阿拉伯和西欧各国先后兴起过炼金术,其目的都是希图把一些廉价、"低贱"的金属借助某种所谓神药(西欧人称为"哲人石")的点化作用转变为贵重、"完善"的黄金或者白银。中国炼金术又叫做"黄白术","黄"即指"黄金","白"即指白银;方士们把用药剂点化的这类人造黄金、白银统称为药金、药银。中国古代的黄白术并不是独立地发展起来的,它是中国炼丹术的一个组成部分。
This article is a comprehensive systematic textual research on the essentials for refining various kinds of gold and silver and their evolution in ancient Chinese alchemy. It ascertains through simulated tests and scientific detection the chemical composition of 11 kinds of medicinal gold and 14 kinds of medicinal silver, thereby revealing a major secret in Chinese alchemy, reproducing its essence and affirming its contribution to the knowledge of alloys and chemistry.
出处
《自然科学史研究》
1987年第2期105-122,193,共19页
Studies in The History of Natural Sciences
基金
国家自然科学基金
