Alchemy was a science in ancient times (precursor to today's chemistry) which combined; physics, chemistry, metallurgy, medicine and astrology. This protoscience was created in ancient Mesopotamia and spread; to the Egyptian Empire, Ancient Greece, India, China and the Roman Empire. This pseudoscience believed in the basic principles of the 4 elements; fire, water, earth and air. Alchemists used three substances as their basis, mercury, sulfur and salt, which they called spirit, soul and body. These substances were distilled individually and then combined to give a substance which formed other substances combined with other substances having curative or miraculous powers. Not all alchemists were “charlatans” who claimed to create miraculous elixirs and immortality potions that sought fortune, there were some. among them were also recognized scientists like Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle, as well as older ones like Aristotle or Galileo who sought to know nature and save lives through alchemy. Basic Elements In alchemy, there are three elements where knowledge was contained. Fire: it was a masculine active element that symbolized energy and movement, like water it had the power of purification and also represented light and heat. Water: source and origin of all things, considered feminine and mother of all that exists, source. of eternal purification.-Earth: as a feminine passive it is form, reason and good sense-Air: considered a masculine asset, air was associated with creation and also with the origin of speech in addition to communication. In addition to representing eternal movement. Symbolism In addition to its own substances, it also had its middle of paper ...... example (full metal alchemist, Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone, etc.). Human transmutation Human transmutation It was about the healing of diseases or the creation and transmutation of life. The transmutation of life consisted of creating an organic body with life from inorganic matter. From this technique, myths were created such as that of the homunculus, which consisted of creating a small human from mercury-sulfur sperm and a period of maturation of the homunculus. Ultimately, alchemy has been an important part of our current culture and science ever since. it is the precursor to chemistry and appears in many ancient religious texts and monuments.PseudoscienceAlchemy is not accepted as a science by the scientific community because it has no scientific basis or proof outside of firm belief miraculous and mythological artifacts.