History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c18.1
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c18.1
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The present study includes a survey of Vedic literature followed by classical literature of Ayurveda such as Caraka Saṃhitā and Suśruta Saṃhitā, Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya (7th century A.D), Rasa Hṛdaya Tantra (8th/9th centuries A.D), Rasārṇava Tantra (10th century A.D), Cakradatta (11th century A.D), Rasendra Cūḍāmaṇi (12th century A.D), RasaPrakāśa Sudhākara (12th century A.D) and Rasendra Cintāmaṇi (12th century A.D) to assess the development of mercurial and metallic compounds in historical perspective and the technology involved in their pharmaceutical processing and preparation.
Linked texts (8)
- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit
- Rasendracūḍāmaṇi — Somadeva (alchemist), Sanskrit
- Rasaprakāśasudhākara — Yaśodhara (alchemist), Sanskrit
- Rasendracintāmaṇi — Ḍhuṇḍhukanātha, Sanskrit
- Rasahṛdayatantra — Govinda Bhagavatpāda (alchemist), Sanskrit