Rasamanjari 5.15

5.15

hemapatraṃ ca tenaiva mriyate kṣaṇamātrataḥ /
<gold:: med. properties>
kaṣāyatiktamadhuraṃ suvarṇaṃ guru lekhanam //

and with that very [mixture], the gold leaf is calcined in merely an instant.
<Gold: medicinal properties>
Gold is astringent, bitter, sweet, heavy, and scraping;