Is there an elixir of immortality. Is there eternal life? Tea for rejuvenation from Sweden

01.04.2016. 13:05

INDIAN ELIXIR OF IMMORTALITY. In the morning, put crushed cloves of 2 small heads of garlic in an enameled pan. Pour in 1 liter. milk, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, then remove from heat, infuse for an hour in a warm place, then divide into 4 servings and eat throughout the day. Take 5 days, repeat every 3 months. (The sharpness of garlic is removed with milk). In India, such a recipe is called the elixir of immortality.

CHINESE TINCTURE "LONG LIFE"
Pour chopped garlic up to the neck into a half-liter bottle, pour two glasses of vodka and put in a dark, cool place for 15 days. Add 1 tsp daily at lunch. tinctures for food.

SLAVIC DRINK "ZDRAVUSHKA"
Grind rose hips and mountain ash in a ratio of 1: 1 in a coffee grinder. Brew the mixture in 1 tsp. in a glass of boiling water, insist 10 minutes in warmth and drink as tea 2 times a day.

SWEDISH REJUVENATING DRINK "VIKING"
Mix a teaspoon of dry rose hips, nettle and knotweed herbs, pour a glass of boiling water and leave for 3 hours. Drink in the morning instead of tea.

ITALIAN DRINK OF VITALITY AND LONGEVITY.

Pour 2 tablespoons of mint with 1 liter of boiling water, leave for 5 minutes, strain. Add juice of 1/2 lemon and 1 tbsp. honey. Take 1 glass at night from February to April and from October to December.
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POLISH COCKTAILS OF YOUTH.

"PANI VALEVSKAYA"
Mix 1 tbsp. dry blackcurrant leaves, oregano, 3 tbsp blackberry and stone fruit leaves. 1 tbsp Pour the mixture with 2 cups of boiling water, insist in a thermos for 20 minutes, strain and drink 1/2 cup after a meal.
2nd COCKTAIL.
Mix 2 tsp. blueberry leaves, succession grass, St. John's wort, stone fruit leaves, 3 tsp. rose hips, 1 tsp thyme. Brew 1 tsp of the mixture in a glass of boiling water and drink like tea.

RECIPE FOR LONGEVITY.
Licorice ROOT or licorice infusion.
Pour a tablespoon of the powder with a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, drink heated in a tablespoon 3-5 times before meals. An excellent remedy for depression and apathy. For herpes on the lips, purulent acne: moisten a piece of paper tissue in lotion and apply for 3-4 minutes on the painful area.
Make lotions 4-5 times a day until the inflammation subsides. Store lotion in the refrigerator.

ELIXIRS OF ENERGY

When the body is depleted, it is useful to use the recommended folk
medicine fortifying recipes:

1. Mix 500 g of chopped walnuts with 300 g of honey, 100 g of aloe juice, 50 g of parsnip root powder. Store in a dark place. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

2. Grind the washed blackcurrant berries and pour honey in a ratio of 1: 1, mix well. Store in a dark cool place. Take 1 tbsp. spoon a day 3 minutes before meals, washed down with a decoction of the rhizomes of radiola rosea.

ORIENTAL ELIXIR OF YOUTH.

100 ml. lemon juice.
200 g honey.
50 ml. olive oil.

Mix all the ingredients and take one teaspoon on an empty stomach.

In addition to the fact that by using this remedy you will look younger before your eyes (the complexion will improve, your eyes will shine, your skin will smooth out), you will get rid of constipation (if you suffer from any) and you will never know what sclerosis is.

Elixir of youth-1
This remedy perfectly cures shortness of breath, rejuvenates, cleanses the blood. Its use is especially useful for full, middle-aged people.

Crush 400 g of garlic, squeeze the juice from 4 lemons, pour into a jar with a wide mouth. Mix the juice and crushed garlic, close the jar with a light linen cloth and put it in a dark place for 24 days. Shake when taking. Take once a day at bedtime 1 tsp. mixture in half a glass of water. After 10-12 days you will feel the absence of fatigue, a sound sleep will improve.

Elixir of youth-2
The proposed elixir of youth will help in cleansing blood vessels, as well as relieve shortness of breath. To prepare it, you will need 1 liter of May honey, juice of 10 lemons and 10 heads of garlic. Grind all the ingredients well, and leave for a week in a closed jar. Take 1 tsp. in the morning on an empty stomach, without missing a single day. The medicine should last for 2 months.
Elixir 3
The effect is amazing: vision improves noticeably, skin becomes smooth, gray hair disappears, hair becomes thicker and darker. And the remedy is this. Ingredients:
- 200 g of linseed oil (sold in a pharmacy),
- 4 lemons,
- 3 small cloves of garlic
- 1 kg of honey.
Cooking:
grind peeled garlic cloves, 2 peeled lemons, 2 lemons in a peel in a meat grinder. Mix all the declared products, transfer to a glass jar with a lid and store in the refrigerator.
Application:
take one tablespoon (wooden) half an hour before meals. Preferably 3 times a day, but 1 time is possible (it's better than nothing).

It always seemed to a person that the period of life allotted to him was too short. Many have tried to fix things, looking for ways to prolong life or even make it infinite. Some have almost succeeded...

"Mahabharata" - the epic of Ancient India - tells about the juice of some mysterious tree, prolonging a person's life up to ten thousand years. But where exactly to look for him, and remained a mystery. Ancient Greek historians also knew about the “tree of life”, however, they already claimed that it was not juice, but the fruits of some overseas tree that could restore youth to a person, but not give immortality. Russian epics sing " living water”, the source of which was in the middle of the ocean on the island of Buyan. But no one has ever found either the "tree of life" or the source of "living water".

Nevertheless, the search for the means of eternal life continued. When Christopher Columbus discovered unknown new lands in the West in the Atlantic Ocean, hopes of finally finding the source of immortality were also transferred there. Some even believed that he had already been found, and gave the exact coordinates. Thus, the Italian humanist Pedro Martyr, a close acquaintance of Columbus, wrote to Pope Leo X:

“To the north of Hispaniola, among other islands, there is one island at a distance of three hundred and twenty miles from it, as those who found it say. On the island there is an inexhaustible spring of flowing water of such miraculous properties that an old man who drinks it, while observing a certain diet, after a while will turn into a young man. I beg Your Holiness, do not think that I say this out of frivolity or at random: this rumor has really established itself at court as an undoubted truth, and not only the common people, but many of those who stand above the crowd in their intelligence or wealth, too believe him."

It is not known how many expeditions went in search of mysterious island with its magical source. It is only known that as a result of one of these expeditions, America was once again discovered: a noble Spanish nobleman, in search of “living water”, reached the New World and, believing that there was another island in front of him, dubbed the land Florida (“blooming”). But he still didn't get immortality.

But today it is no longer from fairy tales, but from the results of scientific research that water really affects the life expectancy and health of people. The human body is seventy percent water, and he is by no means indifferent to what kind of water nourishes his tissues. Inhabitants of some islands Caribbean look much younger than their European peers and explain this phenomenon rather casually:

We have such water from springs on the island that rejuvenates a person.

Inhabitants central regions Sri Lankas have excellent health and also look younger than their years - due to the climate and water from mountain sources. Many highlanders surprise with their longevity and excellent physical condition. So the search for the elixir of immortality is not as hopeless as it might seem. Man, of course, will not cease to be mortal, but he is quite capable of living twice as long as he lives now. In any case, our skeleton has a "margin of safety" for one hundred and twenty years of active (!) Life, so there is clearly an unused natural reserve.

But back to the search for the elixir of immortality. In addition to magic water, there were many "man-made" recipes. Only those that clearly did not give the desired result have reached us. For if someone ever managed to create such an elixir, its recipe, of course, was kept in deepest secret. How would you like this tool:

“You need to take a toad that has lived for ten thousand years, and a bat that has lived for a thousand years, dry them in the shade, grind them into powder and take them.”

Everything would be fine, but how to find out the date of their birth from cute little animals? This is not mentioned in the recipe.

In general, information about the successes that people have achieved in the search for immortality is scattered and unconvincing. It is known more or less reliably about two people who died already in our century, having lived a very long life. This is a Chinese who died in 1936 at the age of ... 246 (according to official documents), and an Indian who died in 1956 at the age of 186. An Indian at the age of fifty retired to the Himalayas, where he took up yoga. Apparently, a combination of special exercises, diet and some other means made it possible to significantly lengthen the life span allotted to him. You can believe these two facts, you can not believe it, but for all the fantastic nature of such phenomena, we are not talking about immortality. And the search for it did not stop and does not stop: there are always people who are ready to devote years, decades, all their lives to them ...

One of these people was Alexander Cagliostro. In addition to the mystery of its origin and unknown source of great wealth, Count Cagliostro had an exciting secret:

"They say wrote one of his contemporaries. - Cagliostro discovered the secret of making the elixir of life. His young-looking and charming wife is already over forty years old, and, according to her, the count has the secret of returning youth.

This mysterious man also visited Russia. In St. Petersburg, his appearance made a splash. And the story of the failed duel with the court physician Roberts added new brilliance to his name. Annoyed by Roberts' attempts to denigrate him in the eyes of the court, Cagliostro offered him an original duel - "on poisons." Both opponents had to drink the poison prepared by the other, and then take any antidote. The count insisted, but the frightened doctor flatly refused: too persistent rumors that Cagliostro had the secret of the elixir of immortality circulated around the capital.

Alas, these were just rumors. Cagliostro was captured by the Inquisition and died in its dungeons. All his personal papers were burned, and only a copy of one note taken in the Vatican miraculously survived. It describes the process of "regeneration", or the return of youth:

“After taking two grains of the drug, a person loses consciousness and speechlessness for three whole days, during which he often experiences seizures and convulsions, and perspiration appears on his body. Waking up from this state, in which, however, he does not experience the slightest pain, on the thirty-sixth day he must take the third, and last, grain, after which he falls into a deep and calm sleep. During sleep, the skin slides off it, teeth and hair fall out. They all grow back within a few hours. On the morning of the fortieth day, the patient leaves the room, becoming a new person, having experienced complete rejuvenation.

Everything would be fine, but the recipe for the drug has not been preserved. And - was he at all?

The interrogation protocols of Cagliostro preserved curious information about another mysterious person - Count Saint-Germain. Cagliostro claimed to have seen a vessel in which the count keeps ... the elixir of immortality. They did not believe him: Count Saint-Germain died ten years before the death of Cagliostro himself, in 1784. But then strange things began to happen.

The count appeared in Paris in 1750, not only having no past, but even no plausible history of it. However, he preferred not to talk about himself at all, only sometimes - either on purpose or by accident - he let slip about his conversations with Plato or Seneca or one of the apostles. Of course, they did not believe him too much, but ... When someone asked the earl's coachman whether it was true that his master was four hundred years old, he answered ingenuously:

I do not know exactly. But in the one hundred and thirty years that I have served my master, his lordship has not changed a bit.

Of course, the coachman could be trained. But how to explain the fact that elderly aristocrats in the best houses recognized in Saint-Germain a man who visited their grandmothers' salons half a century ago? Moreover, the elderly matrons swore that he had not changed a bit during this time. Moreover, if we compare the descriptions of people who knew the count well in different times, it turns out that he was seen in England, known in Holland, remembered in Italy. He changed names and titles - the Marquis of Montfert, the Comte de Bellamy, and a dozen others. And just as suddenly as he appeared, the Comte Saint-Germain disappeared from Paris and arose in Holstein. From there came the news of his death. But none of the tombstones in the vicinity of his castle bear the name of Saint-Germain. But it is on the list of Freemasons, whose meeting took place in Paris a year after the "death" of Saint-Germain. It is authentically known that three years later the French envoy in Venice saw the count, and not only saw, but also talked with him for a long time. And two years later, Saint-Germain ended up in one of the prisons where the revolutionaries kept aristocrats. Then traces of him were lost. Died on the guillotine, like many in those years? It turned out not.

Thirty years after the "imaginary death" of the count, on the sidelines of the Congress of Vienna, he was met by an old, kind friend - Madame de Genlis. He did not change a bit, but he tried not to drag out the unexpected meeting, and the very next day he disappeared from Vienna as mysteriously as he had in his time from Paris. Fifteen years later, when almost no one who knew Saint-Germain personally was left alive, the count reappeared in Paris under the name of Major Fraser. He posed as an Englishman, had unlimited funds of unknown origin, but lived rather closed. He was recognized by an elderly dignitary who miraculously survived the revolution, exile and everything connected with them. I recognized it, but unlike Madame de Genlis, he did not share this discovery with anyone, but tried to get close to "Major Fraser", since his years had changed beyond recognition.

The acquaintance took place, and the dignitary gradually learned that his interlocutor was well aware of everything that happened at the French court ... two hundred years ago. He spoke with such details that could not be read anywhere else. Even when he spoke about very distant times and distant countries, one got the impression that he was really present there and then. The old dignitary could not stand it, he mentioned that at one time he met with such a person as the great Saint-Germain. His interlocutor just shrugged his shoulders and started talking about something else, but ... the next day he disappeared from Paris.

Then he was allegedly seen there already in the mid-thirties of our century. But since there was no one personally acquainted with the count, these reports can hardly be considered reliable. Although if we take it as an axiom that he really invented the elixir of immortality, then his behavior seems quite logical. Wanting to keep his secret, he had to either move from place to place and change names, or fake his death and continue to live under a different name. Otherwise, he would not have rest from those who are eager to penetrate his secret.

By the way, there is another person who has achieved immortality, but not with the help of the elixir, but in a completely different way. According to legend, when Jesus Christ was led to the place of execution, he wanted to lean against the wall of one of the houses for a minute to rest. But the owner of the house did not allow him to do so.

Go, go! Nothing to rest, - he allegedly shouted.

Christ parted his parched lips:

Good. But you, too, will go all your life. You will wander forever, and you will never have peace or death ...

The owner of the house was called Ahasuerus. But he is better known under the nickname "Eternal Jew", and there are several interesting testimonies about him. future fate. In 1223 he was met at the Spanish court by the Italian astrologer Guido Bonnati. Five years later, he was mentioned in one of the papers of an English abbey visited by the archbishop of Armenia. The archbishop, according to him, was personally acquainted with Ahasuerus, talked with him more than once and was absolutely sure that it was this man who had been cursed by Christ. In 1242, Ahasuerus appeared in France, and then disappeared for two and a half centuries.

In 1505 he was seen in Bohemia, and in 1547 in Hamburg. Bishop Paul von Eytheen met him there, who in his notes mentions that this man spoke all languages ​​without the slightest accent, led a secluded and ascetic life, and had no property. If he was given money, he immediately distributed it to the poor. In 1575, Ahasuerus appeared in Spain, in 1599 - in Vienna. From there he intended to go to Poland and then to Moscow. And there is vague evidence that he really visited Moscow and talked to some people. But his appearance in the German city of Lübeck in 1603 is more than documented - an entry in the city chronicle made by the burgomaster, historian and theologian in Latin:

“Last year, on January 14, a famous immortal Jew appeared in Lübeck, whom Christ, going to be crucified, doomed to redemption.”

Mentions of this mysterious person were also found at a later time. The last one is dated 1830. You can believe it, you can reject it. And you can take the point of view of one medieval doctor who wrote:

“There is nothing that could save the mortal body from death, but there is something that can postpone death, restore youth and prolong the short human life.”

Modern science is also looking for the elixir of immortality. But, first of all, scientists have found that a human cell has a strictly defined life span - 50 divisions. The only difference is how fast this process takes place. For someone it takes sixty years, for someone it takes more than a hundred. But after that, the cell dies, and all attempts by scientists to increase the number of divisions were unsuccessful. And the experimenters chose a different path - cell rejuvenation. Some manage to achieve a positive effect, but no one has yet found the elixir. Although there are interesting results of experiments on mice.

The introduction of industrial preservatives into the mouse body, those that prevent spoilage of the oil, lengthened the life of the animals by almost one and a half times. Reducing his diet by a third lengthened his life by half. And a special diet generally rejuvenated the caudates: two-year-old individuals, that is, old men, began to behave like three-month-old youths. However, everyone knows that you need to eat right. Although not everyone does it ... for some reason. Yes, and so the man is arranged that he prefers to dream of a miraculous drug of instant action: he slammed a glass - and again he is healthy and young.

But in fact, if someone had achieved immortality, then sooner or later he would have to ask himself the question - why live an endless life? Even the most exquisite pleasures become boring, even the most favorite activities can get boring. Yes, and immortality itself can be abandoned, as did, according to legend, the wisest of the wise - King Solomon. When he was offered the elixir of immortality, he refused to accept it, because he did not want to outlive those who were close to him and whom he loved...

There is, after all, such a view of immortality.

Considering the history of mythology and religions, an incredible fact is revealed about the gods, who appear as immortal beings, or at least lived for many thousands of years. In ancient religious texts that mention the immortality or longevity of the gods, this is associated with a certain type of food that only the gods are allowed to eat - the elixir of life.

The gods had to regularly take the mysterious foods to maintain immortality, strength and longevity. Many myths refer to the fact that if mortals ate the food of the gods, they themselves became immortal, like gods. However, having tasted the "elixir of life" secretly, one could

One of the main references to the food of immortals is found in Greek mythology. In the stories of the Greek gods, it is written that ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink of immortality, and this first appears in Greek mythology, referring to the birth of Zeus.

Before the "invention" or "discovery" of ambrosia and nectar, it was said that the gods would feed on "sniffing" their dead enemies, as if their food would be the energy of dead souls.

NECTAR AND AMBROSIA ARE THE FOOD OF THE IMMORTALS.

In one version of mythology, Ambrosia (giving youth and immortality) descended from a magical goat named Amalthea, who nursed Zeus when the baby was hidden from Kronos' father. But the story of Amalthea, the “gentle goddess,” is supplemented by an artifact in the form of a bull horn.

Yes, that very biblical "cornucopia" that provided an unlimited supply of ambrosia, and contributed to the production of any kind of food for any living creature.

“White holy doves carried ambrosia, and a large eagle with shining wings flew at incredible speed through the sky, where he collected nectar and brought it to the baby Zeus.”

When the demigod Achilles was born, the mother rubbed the child with ambrosia, and he became practically immortal. However, practically does not mean absolutely, the mother, rubbing Achilles, held him by the heel, the remaining only mortal part of the body, causing problems for the heroic demigod in the future

It was said that ambrosia was used by the gods to cure all diseases, heal scars and wounds from numerous battles, and make their bodies beautiful again. Obviously, if mortals were treated with ambrosia, their bodies would remain in perfect condition forever. In other texts we see that ambrosia was abundant in the gardens of the Hesperides.

The Hesperides were inhabited by nymphs who had a fondness for a blissful garden in a far corner of the world, the place where ambrosia was brought to God Zeus.

But immortal food also appears in the Bible, where we can see similarities between the gardens of the Hesperides and the Gardens of Eden. According to the Old Testament, a person was forbidden to eat fruits from the Tree of Life:

“... from the earth, the Lord God created the whole tree, pleasing to the eye and useful for eating. The tree of life was in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil…”

When Adam and Eve plucked the fruit of the Forbidden Tree of Knowledge, it seems that God warned the other Gods to be on their guard, because a person should not eat the fruit of the Tree of Life and become immortal like them.

It is difficult for us today to understand whether God was angry or not, but he said: “Behold, a man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. It is impossible for him to stretch out his hand and pluck the fruit of the tree of life, eat and live forever ... "

SOMA IS THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.

Moving on to Zoroastrian and Vedic mythologies, here we also meet the mention of a unique drink for the gods, known as Soma and Haoma. The special drink of the immortals was made by extracting the juices from the stems of certain plants that are unknown to us today.

But there is no doubt that Soma and Haoma gave immortality. Hydra, the leader of the Devas and the God Agni, is mentioned in the Rigveda as having consumed a large number of immortal drink.

If we turn to Egyptian mythology and the legends of Thoth and Hermes Trismegistus, we will see how the gods drink the mysterious "white drops", also called "liquid gold". The recipe for the drink is unknown, but it gave immortality and youth.

Sumerian texts mention the milk of Ninhursaga, referring to one of the seven great deities of Sumer, a goddess of fertility who is associated with a cow (similar to the magical goat Amalthea of ​​Greek mythology).

The gods and kings of ancient Sumer drank "magic milk" to become strong and immortal. In the epic of Gilgamesh, we learn about a plant that carried the function of the "elixir" of immortality. But this recipe for youth and longevity was preserved as the greatest secret gods.

In the Hindu religion, the gods took the milk of Amrita, the divine drink collected and drunk by the gods, gave them immortality and long youth.

The unknown "milk" was apparently in the sky, as the gods collected nectar with the help of a serpent. Understandably, people were forbidden to drink the precious drink.

In Chinese mythology, "Peaches of Immortality" are known as the food of the immortals. Eating peaches ensured eternal existence. At the same time, if people eat this fruit, they will also become immortal.

IN SEARCH FOR THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.

The search for the elixir of Life has been the greatest undertaking for many people. AT medieval times Alchemists were looking for the Philosopher's Stone, which is believed to be needed to create an elixir, as well as to convert lead into gold. However, nothing is known about the discovery of the mysterious artifact.

Bernard Trevisan, 15th-century alchemist says: By placing the Philosopher's Stone in mercury water, you can create a delicious product - the elixir of immortality.

But all we have in support of the theory of the alchemists who allegedly found the elixir of life is the sad hoax of Cagliostro.

Nectar and Ambrosia, the Tree of Life, Amrita, Peaches of Immortality, Soma and Haoma - are all these just mentioning the imagination of ancient ancestors? Or is there an element of truth in this that can be?

Could immortality or longevity really be acquired through the consumption of "special" food, which has always been considered a privilege reserved for the elite of Olympus?

Nevertheless, the search for the "Elixir of Life" is an exciting undertaking, and perhaps one day it may be found for mortal people. And yet, if the gods used the "tinctures" of immortality and it worked for mortals, then ... but were they gods?

At all times, people dreamed of becoming immortal. How many hunters for life without death have been looking for the formula of the cherished elixir on the worn pages of ancient tomes. The endless race for eternal life became a curse and an obsession for many seekers, pushing them to monstrous crimes.

It is believed that the elixir of immortality is a fabulously magical substance that can rejuvenate the human body and make human life endless.

The elixir of immortality is often mentioned in myths, traditions and legends of many peoples as the "food" of the gods. For example, the gods of ancient India ate amrita, Ancient Greece- ambrosia, ancient egypt- water of immortality, Iranian deities - haoma.

The desire to acquire immortal life was the most desirable and seductive goal. But no one can say with certainty that someone managed to gain immortal life - this possibility still remains a mystery.

Each person is sure that the period of life allotted to him is very short. How many means to gain infinite life were! And each time they gave hope to prolong life! It is possible that some people still succeeded ....

The ancient Indian epic "Mahabharata" speaks of the juice of a certain plant, prolonging human life up to 10 thousand years. But where to find this wonderful plant is not said. But ancient Greek sources tell about the fruit of the “tree of life”, which can restore youth to a person. In Russian epics, one can often find a mention of "living water", the source of which is located on the island of Buyan.

At the time of the discoveries of Christopher Columbus, many believed that the lands were found, on which the sources of eternal life are located. Thus, an associate of Columbus wrote to Pope Leo X: “North of Hispaniola, among other islands, there is one island at a distance of three hundred and twenty miles from it, as those who found it say, an inexhaustible spring of running water beats on the island of such wonderful properties that an old man who drinks it, while observing a certain diet, after a while will turn into a young man. I beg Your Holiness, do not think that I say this out of frivolity or at random: this rumor has really established itself at court as an undoubted truth, and not only the common people, but many of those who stand above the crowd in their intelligence or wealth, too believe him."

Many seekers have spent the time of their lives looking for an island with a mysterious source. As a result, many unknown lands were discovered, but no one found the source of immortality.

But there are many recipes for the elixir of immortality. For example, a Tibetan recipe: put stones in a glass jar - rock crystal, smoky and rose quartz, amethyst, carnelian, cacholong and pour water, then put it in the sun for 10 hours. As a result of exposure to sunlight on this solution, a rejuvenating drink is obtained that significantly increases vitality. This drink is taken orally, washed with it, compresses are made for cuts, bruises and burns.

Or here is another fairly simple recipe for preparing a rejuvenating infusion - it is known to many as a remedy found by Tibetan monks. From the herbs of chamomile, immortelle and birch buds, an infusion is prepared in equal amounts and I take half a glass with honey. The course lasts 45 days, but it can be repeated only after five years.

The recipe for the elixir of youth, which is described in ancient Indian legends, is also quite simple. Crushed two heads of garlic should be boiled in 1 liter of milk, and then insisted for at least 1 hour. You need to drink this infusion 1 tablespoon three times a day. This life-giving liquid helps to cleanse blood vessels and improves immunity.

Many researchers claim that at one time Cleopatra allegedly drank a drink that gives immortality. However, since she committed suicide some time later, it is impossible to judge the success of the experiment.

Also interesting is the incident that happened to the Chinese emperor Xuanzong (VIII century). The court sorcerer-alchemist prepared a drink of immortality for his ruler. The preparation was prepared during the year. But a month later, after taking the "drink of immortality", the emperor died.

It is said that in the small provincial Japanese town of Fukuoka, there lived a 75-year-old woman named Sei Senagon. Perhaps her fate would have developed, like that of millions of women of her age, if not for the mistake of the medical staff. She received an overdose of a hormonal drug. The result stunned everyone - like a child, her teeth grew again, gray hair and wrinkles disappeared. The rejuvenated Japanese woman not only got married, but also gave birth to a child. After that, many older people rushed to take hormonal drugs, but none of them achieved the desired result.

To date, there are many theories that explain aging, but none of them is a universal remedy and the basis for combating this phenomenon.

According to the Bible, from the very beginning, human life was eternal. However, the fall of Eve and Adam led to the punishment, which consisted in depriving the gift of immortality. However, there are no rules without exception - it is known that the Lord gave one of Noah's ancestors Methuselah the opportunity to live up to 969 years. Since then, the expression "Methuselah's age" has become popular.

The legendary Hippocrates believed that a decrepit man could turn on the process of rejuvenation through sexual contact with young girls. It was this method that the famous King David used, thereby delaying the time of his decrepitude.

It should be noted that today the life and immortality of Count Cagliostro is discussed quite a lot - some consider him a charlatan and a rogue, others - a man who knew the secret of the philosopher's stone.

It should be noted that interest in the philosopher's stone arose in the middle of the 10th century and continues to this day. Philosopher's Stone - a mythical substance is considered the beginning of all beginnings. It can give its owner immortality, knowledge and eternal youth. But not only these properties attracted alchemists around the world. The main reason for the search for this mythical substance was that the philosopher's stone was able to turn any metal into gold.

Modern science does not deny the possibility of the transformation of one chemical element into another. In addition, it must be said that today there are many legends about the transformation of metals into gold. For example, they say that Raymond Lull, commissioned by the English King Edward II, smelted about 60 thousand pounds of gold from tin, mercury and lead. And this gold was of the highest standard. Coins minted from this gold are still kept in English museums.

Or, after the death of Emperor Rudolph II (1552-1612), a large amount of gold and silver in ingots remained in the treasury (about 8 and 6 tons, respectively). No one could understand where he could get such a quantity of precious metal from, and most importantly, it was of such a high standard that it did not contain impurities at all. And this fact most of all amazed the researchers, since at that time it was impossible to technically obtain a precious metal of this quality.

But let's get back to the legends of immortality. They say the legendary Genghis Khan, feeling that his strength was waning and old age was not far off, gathered from all his lands sorcerers, healers, sages and healers who claimed to know the secret of the elixir of youth and immortality. He ordered everyone to prepare an elixir. The test was simple - after the medicine man drank his potion, his head was cut off. If the severed head did not grow, attached to the body, the next healer passed the test. This “fun” of Genghis Khan would have continued long enough if one decrepit sage had not told him: “Great Khan, I have lived in this world for many years and have long lost count of my days. I have read many wise ancient books, and I know many hidden secrets. But there is no elixir of immortality, you are doing useless work and wasting your days in vain. The immortality of the mortal body does not exist. Only the deeds of a dead person and his spirit are immortal. Having released the wise old man, the great conqueror ordered to prepare for a new campaign in order to conquer the whole world. According to legend, death found Genghis Khan during a campaign against the Tangut state in 1227.

In India, you will be told about Raja Tapasviji, who lived for 186 years (1770-1956) and this is documented. At 50, he retired to the Himalayas and became a hermit. Being engaged in spiritual practices and yoga, he achieved perfection in controlling his body (the state of samadhi). Tapasviji recounted his meeting with an old hermit who spoke only the language of ancient India, Sanskrit, and claimed to have lived for about 5,000 years. This elder told Tapasviji about the elixir of immortality he had. The drink should be taken no more than once every 10 years. After the death of Tapasviji, his dwelling was carefully examined in order to search for the elixir of immortality, but the search was inconclusive.

Scientists believe that some multicellular organisms that exist on earth are potentially immortal or able to exist for a long time if this existence is not interrupted by some kind of accident. Such organisms include freshwater hydras, sea anemones, some species of fish and reptiles. It is possible that this quality is facilitated by the low energy level of the metabolism of these organisms, so the rate of aging in them is significantly slowed down.

At the same time, the opinion of modern scientists gives hope that science is able to solve the problem of increasing the lifespan of a person. In this regard, genetic engineering, stem cell technology, transplantology, hormone therapy and many other branches of medicine are actively developing. Developments in the field of cryonobiology and artificial intelligence are very promising.

The American physicist R. Feynman said: “If a person decided to build a perpetual motion machine, he would face a prohibition in the form of a physical law. In contrast to this situation, in biology there is no law that would affirm the obligatory finiteness of the life of each individual.

The human body is 70% water. No wonder one famous biologist figuratively called living beings "animate water." Obviously, for the health and longevity of a person, it is not indifferent what kind of water nourishes the tissues of his body.

And indeed, in last years it became known that water differs significantly not only in chemical impurities, but also in isotopic composition and other features. Many properties of water change, for example, if it is passed between the poles of a magnet. Water can be more biologically active, and this affects the aging process of the body. But much about the properties of water - an important component of our body - we still do not know.

In any case, today it is no longer vague legends and ancient legends, but scientific research that speaks of the influence of water on the health and life expectancy of the inhabitants of different regions of the Earth.

Where do people live longer?

It is known that the inhabitants of some Caribbean islands, such as Guadeloupe, look much younger than their European peers. When they are asked how they manage to keep their youth for a long time, the answer usually follows: “On our island, such water flows from sources that rejuvenates a person ...” The inhabitants of the central regions of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) are also distinguished by excellent health. The inhabitants of Sri Lanka consider the climate and water of mountain springs to be the cause of their health. Apparently, it was no coincidence that the ancients tried to look for life-giving water on this island.

The longevity of the highlanders and a number of peoples of the North, some scientists associate with the water they drink. This is the so-called "melt water effect", which has a beneficial effect on metabolism and thus, as it were, "rejuvenates" the body.

Today, the search is not conducted on distant islands or in unknown lands. They are carried out in dozens of laboratories of the world's largest scientific centers that study the properties of water and its effect on the human body.

People who were extremely anxious to lengthen their lives as much as possible were, for the most part, endowed with wealth and power. They were looking for the shortest path. And such a way seemed to exist. The most ancient traditions and legends mentioned him - this is the "elixir of immortality" that the gods ate. AT different countries it was called by different names. The gods of the ancient Greeks used ambrosia, which gives eternal life, the Indian gods - amrita, the gods of the Iranians - haoma. And only the gods of Ancient Egypt, showing majestic modesty, preferred water to other food of the gods. True, all the same water of immortality.

Alchemists and the elixir of immortality

Of the people, no one approached the elixir of immortality as close as the alchemists, who, however, were looking for something completely different - ways to make gold. There was a certain logic to this. Immortality is a state that is not subject to change. Isn't gold the only substance that is not subject to external influences? It is not afraid of alkalis or acids, it is not afraid of corrosion. It seemed that time itself was powerless before him. Doesn't this metal contain some principle that makes it so? And is it possible to isolate this substance from it or bring it into the human body along with gold? “Whoever takes gold inside,” says one ancient oriental text, “he will live as long as gold.” This is the traditional basis of ancient beliefs: eat the eyes of an eagle - you will be like an eagle, eat the hearts of a lion - you will be strong like a lion ... Gold was an indispensable component of various versions of the elixir of immortality. A recipe compiled by the personal physician of Pope Boniface VIII has come down to us: gold, pearls, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, topazes, white and red corals, ivory, sandalwood, deer heart, aloe root, musk and ambergris should be mixed in crushed form. (We hope that prudence will deter readers from overly hasty application of the composition given here.)

ancient recipes

Another composition was not much simpler, which can be found in one ancient oriental book: “You need to take a toad that has lived for 10,000 years, and a bat that has lived for 1,000 years, dry them in the shade, grind them into powder and take them.”

And here is the recipe from the ancient Persian text: “You need to take a person, red and freckled, and feed him with fruits up to 30 years, then lower him into a stone vessel with honey and other compounds, enclose this vessel in hoops and hermetically seal it. In 120 years, his body will turn into a mummy.” After that, the contents of the vessel, including what became the mummy, could be taken as a remedy and a means of prolonging life.

Errors that germinate in every sphere of human activity, in this area bring a particularly bountiful harvest. Mention may be made in this connection of a French scholar of the 15th century. In search of the elixir of life, he boiled 2,000 eggs, separated the whites from the yolks and, mixing them with water, distilled them many times, hoping in this way to extract the desired substance of life.

The sheer senselessness of such recipes does not testify to the senselessness of the search itself. Only that which was discarded as unnecessary became known. But if we judge the history of this or that science only by unsuccessful experiments and failed discoveries, the picture will probably be about the same.