History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c18.s2.t2.24

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A. In this text the metals and minerals are described under different groups depending upon their nature and types. Such classification of the drugs of mineral origin is not seen in ‘*Caraka Saṃhitā*’. The *Trapvādigaṇa*, *Uṣakadigana*, *Manivarga* and *Lavanavarga* etc. deserve mention in this context.