"Over centuries, perception shifted from purely alchemical spice to a mainstream herbal remedy valued for joint health, digestive support, and occasional topical treatments for minor skin irritations. Interestingly, while classical texts emphasize bark, contemporary practitioners often prefer seed extracts—this switch reflects better extraction yields of active glycosides from seeds."

https://ask-ayurveda.com/wiki/article/38...nia-digyny

"A queen in red is presented with dishes of blood on a hill; below, a man in a white robe gesticulates to the heavens; while another man stands next to alchemical apparatus, facing a man who is lying sick in bed; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca 18th century"

https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-ima...-on-a-hill

Includes several videos of alchemical interest.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...68b243SsAE

A paper analyzing (and illustrating) a secret handwritten note from an 18th century Swedish physician.

https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/ar...25-00813-0

"LEMI NURI is a fictional online project, with lyrics by @ZiulSerip62 and music created with the help of Musicful AI. The band has roots in Progressive Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Heavy/Power/Speed Metal, Acid Rock, Stoner Metal, Alt-Metal, Post-Rock, and other genres experienced by each of its members. The single "Ashes of the Mirror" opens the EP Metamorphosis (Part II) and is a confrontation with reflection. The mirror, covered in ash, reveals a fragmented identity, shattered into echoes and shards. The lyrical self no longer recognizes its own image. Amidst fire, shards of glass, and spectral voices, a premonition of transformation emerges: still in ruins, but paving the way for a future awakening."

Premieres in 7 hours from time of this post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILToBxJexQA

Unpropitious Tinctures: Alchemy, Astrology & Gnosis According to Zosimos of Panopolis (1999)

By Daniel Stolzenberg

"The Egyptian alchemist Zosimos of Panopolis was a pivotal figure in the history of Greek alchemy. In his works alchemy was placed at the service of a mystical religion aimed at spiritual gnosis, but its practical dimension remained a central concern".

https://www.academia.edu/8092522/Unpropi...olis_1999_

SciShow explores Newton's hidden alchemical pursuits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlUZv0BV7aw

"It is always an honor and a pleasure when Tobias Churton graces the Virtual Alexandria. He will discuss his new book, The First Alchemists: The Spiritual and Practical Origins of the Noble and Holy Art. Beyond a deep dive into Zosimos of Panopolis and his Gnostic pedigree, we’ll cover other ancient alchemists like Mary the Jeweress and Cleopatra. You can count on us dealing with spiritual alchemy and Jung’s insights, so get ready to find your outer and inner Philosopher’s Stone."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90BXs9nZ_-c

The Amṛtasiddhi: Haṭhayoga’s Flash in the Alchemical Pan

By James Mallinson

"The Amṛtasiddhi is an eleventh-century Vajrayāna work written in Sanskrit, which is the first text to teach any of the practices and principles of what came to be classified in later texts as haṭhayoga, yoga in which physical texts predominate. Much of the text is couched in alchemical metaphors, and the names of the three primary techniques describing yogic processes such as breathing exercises and their effects on the body and the mind each have alchemical parallels. This chapter presents the various alchemical aspects of the text and analyses their reception—including their rejection or misinterpretation—in later works on yoga and provides insight into the spread of alchemical thought and methods into other Indic disciplines, and among different religious groups."

https://www.academia.edu/144515176/The_A...emical_Pan

Zosimos Aigyptiakos. Identifying the Imagery of the "Visions" and Locating Zosimos of Panopolis in His Egyptian Context

By Marina Escolano-Poveda

"The first alchemist for whom we have biographical data, Zosimos, lived in the Panopolis (current Akhmim) of the late third–early fourth centuries CE, a region in which evidence of the practice of traditional Egyptian religion is attested well into Late Antiquity. The images that Zosimos employed in his presentation of alchemical procedures and apparatus offer us an insight into his cultural context. This paper will examine a series of passages from the works of Zosimos of Panopolis from an Egyptological perspective, contrasting them with textual and iconographic sources from the Egyptian temple milieu of Graeco-Roman Egypt. The results of this inquiry will be used to elaborate a more nuanced presentation of Zosimos’ identity."

https://www.academia.edu/93234537/Zosimo...an_Context