| Others purported to have transmuted metals or concocted elixirs and sold their recipes to others. |
| Many tisanes are based on old medicinal elixirs that are so yummy, people have forgotten their original purpose. |
| To cure my impotence, Dr. Wickes experimented with a lot of elixirs and potions distilled from the manhood of prized Andalusian bulls. |
| They spent the Middle Ages in candle-lit laboratories, laboring to brew universal elixirs and to turn base metals into gold or silver. |
| The shelves creak with bottles of exotic oils, potions and elixirs, and the minibar is crammed with delicate liqueurs and Belgian chocolates. |
| There are also recipes for nightime face elixirs, solid and liquid perfumes, and moisturizing body oils. |
