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Elixir of life
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<p>The elixir of life (<a href="/facts/Medieval_Latin/gyLMjaCX">Medieval Latin</a>: <i><i>elixir</i></i> <i>vitae</i>), also known as elixir of immortality, is a <a href="/facts/Potion/e733LamN">potion</a> that supposedly grants the drinker <a href="/facts/Immortality/nDAb6CKo">eternal life</a> and/or <a href="/facts/Eternal_youth/v55VDgVR">eternal youth</a>. This <a href="/facts/Elixir/GqbLsLJS">elixir</a> was also said to <a href="/facts/Panacea_(medicine)/gyBA2xHB">cure all diseases</a>. <a href="/facts/Alchemy/CEx0U1Em">Alchemists</a> in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir. </p>