Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s3.3
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s3.3
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v2.c44.s3.3
Nāgārjuna compiled several medical texts related to metals and metallic salts: Lauhaśāstra, Kakṣapuṭatantra, Rasaratnākara (on which we would comment later), etc. Several medical recipes, based on haridrā (turmeric), abhra (mica), etc. and formulated by Nāgārjuna, used to be written on stone slabs in Pāṭaliputra for the public. (Mukhopadhyaya, 1923)
Linked texts (3)
- Rasaratnākara — Nityanātha Siddha, Sanskrit
- Lohaśāstra (Nāgārjuna) — Nāgārjuna, Sanskrit
- Kakṣapuṭatantra — Sanskrit