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drinkable gold, sold for centuries as a cure for basically everything except gullibility.
means a supposed liquid preparation of gold, once touted by alchemists as a medicine or elixir of life, though it rarely contained real dissolved gold.
from latin for drinkable gold, the term surfaces in medieval and renaissance alchemy texts where gold, being incorruptible, was reasoned to grant the drinker similar immunity to decay and disease.
actual goldmost recipes contained none, just colored liquid
paracelsus endorsed it16th century physician prescribed it for various ailments
chemistry problemmetallic gold barely dissolves in anything drinkable
royal patronseuropean monarchs paid fortunes for reliable batches
for instance
paracelsus recipes — 16th century swiss alchemist detailed preparations in his medical writings
francis anthony formula — english physician sold his version in london, 1600s