Article ID: CBB000933541

San Tong Qi and Ancient Chinese Alchemy (2008)

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Rong, Zhiy (Author)


Ziran Kexueshi Yanjiu (Studies in the History of Natural Sciences)
Volume: 27
Pages: 429--450


Publication Date: 2008
Edition Details: [Translated title.] In Chinese.
Language: Chinese

Written by Wei Boyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, San Tong Qi marks the birth of the ancient Chinese theory of alchemy system, and produced a far-reaching impact on Taoist Alchemy in various theories of creation and the development of practice. From Tang and Song dynasties on, the opinions of later generations of scholars on the contents of San Tong Qi are different, but with the full and detailed research, it is found that the alchemy theory of San Tong Qi was included in the main system as the four following aspects Small Universe Theory of Drug Cans, The Generation and Compound of the Drug , Five Elements Reaction Theory of the Drug and The Theory of Lead and Mercury , at the same time suggesting the effects of temporal and spatial concentration of the alchemy of the Taoist doctrine, as well as the concepts of Jin Jing and Shui Ji which decide the high value of the drug and Two Hole principle.

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Authors & Contributors
Han, Jishao
Ho, Peng Yoke
Pettit, Jonathan E. E.
Steavu, Dominic
Hegesh, Noa
Dorofeeva-Lichtmann, Vera
Concepts
East Asia, civilization and culture
Taoism
Alchemy
Medicine, Chinese traditional
Science and religion
Western world, civilization and culture
Time Periods
Han dynasty (China, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.)
Medieval
Ancient
Song Dynasty (China, 960-1279)
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907)
Jin Dynasty (China, 265-420)
Places
China
Institutions
Bamboo Publishing
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