... improve health greatly. All things were believed to be made of four elements, fire, water, air and earth, and gold was the perfect combination of the four. Also, they believed that all things consisted of male or female properties. Since the alchemist had seen air and wood turn into fire, and water to air they believed that any change in physical state is possible ... . Christians from Arabia on crusades brought alchemy to Europe. At around 850 A.D. alchemists believed that metals all had sulfur, mercury and salt in them. During the roman empire, alchemy was used less ... salt was part ...

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