Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s1.14
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s1.14
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v2.c44.s1.14
Both Caraka and Suśruta mentioned crude processes of calcination, distillation (of liquor from fermented juices), sublimation, steaming, fixation, etc. They distinguished between chemical compounds and mechanical mixtures.