title: Chinese alchemy: confluence and transformation.
abstract: The study of China's alchemical tradition can provide considerable insight into early Chinese medical theory, pharmaco-therapeutic practice and psychosomatic concepts. Chinese alchemy is a complex blending of philosophical, cosmological, physiological and natural scientific thought. This article presents a historical survey and analysis of some important aspects of Chinese alchemical research and theory.
mesh_terms: D000422:Alchemy; D002681:China; D049690:History, Ancient; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional