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Three Primes or Tria Prima refers to sulfur, mercury, and salt (NaCl). These three substances were determined, by Paracelsus, to be "pure, naked, clean, and simple after proving by fire"[1] Paracelsus believed that fire separated pure from impure. Impure substances were destroyed, leaving only the pure substance.


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  1. ^ Paracelsus, "The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus", [BiblioBazaar], 2008, Retrieved on July 15, 2010.
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Category:Alchemy