[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877) › c4.s13.3 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s13.3 The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s13.3 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s13.3) The red oxide of lead, or minium, was manufactured by the ancient Hindoos. It is known by the name of sindura, and is used by all married Hindu women as a paint for the forehead. Litharge or massicot, called murdasang in Hindustani, has no proper Sanskrit name and was unknown to the ancients. In some recent compilations it is occasionally introduced as a component of some compound preparations. Carbonate of lead, called saffedá, now common in the bazars and extensively used as a paint, is not mentioned by the ancient writers. The name saffedá is of Persian origin, and the article itself is an imported one. - [Previous: c4.s13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s13.2) - [Next: c4.s13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s13.4) - [Up: c4.s13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s13.3) · Pramāṇa