History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c18.s1.t3.6

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In these *Asavāriṣṭha* preparations Iron powder is also advised to be mixed from the beginning itself and allowed to remain there till the completion of the process. It may be presumed here that during fermentation process iron added may get dissolved in the liquid by some kind of chemical reaction. thus, this is another kind of method for using metals internally, i.e.in solution form.