Re-Creating a 400 year old Alchemy Potion from Wormwood…then Trying it!

September 26, 2025 40880 Views

It’s often forgotten that Alchemy was central for revolutions in Medicine, especially pharmacology. Following the theories of Paracelsus, I’m re-creating a 400 year old curative potion from Wormwood. How was alchemical medicine made? How did they think it worked? And, what does it taste like and what does it do? Let’s re-create some authentic alchemy medicine from 400 years ago!

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Recommended Readings:

Linden – The Alchemy Reader
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Principe – The Secrets of Alchemy
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Newman – Newton the Alchemist
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Rampling – The Experimental Fire: Inventing English Alchemy, 1300–1700
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Zuber – Spiritual Alchemy
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Weeks – Paracelsus: Speculative Theory & the Crisis of the Early Reformation
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Paracelsus: Essential Readings
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Abraham – A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery
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