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In *Caraka*, metals/minerals are enumerated under ‘*pārthiva/bhauma*’ group of drugs. The metals gold with five other metals like silver, copper, iron, tin and lead alongwith their mala (mandura/loha kiṭṭa) and in mineral sand, calcium compound, realgar, orpiment, gems, salts, hematite/red ochre and galena are described.