Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c17.11

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p. 4. § 3—For the history of alchemy in India and the literature dealing with that science see Winternitz, *HIL* III, 552-3, Dr. G. K. Garde, *Vāgbhaṭa*, intro. pp. 10-16, P. C. Ray, *HHC* II, p. xxxi. The indigenous origin of alchemy is advocated by Hemaraj Pandit, *Kāśyapa Saṃhitā*, intro. pp. 101-3, *HHC* II, intro. pp. lxxxiii-xciii, Gananath Sen, *PS*, intro. p. 37. For the alchemy in Kauṭilya's *Arthaśāstra*, see Jolly, *Arthaśāstra*, Vol. I, intro. pp. 34 ff., Keith *HSL*, 460-1, P. V. Kane, *Hist. Dharm.* I, 103. To this period also belonged Vaidya Soḍhala—a Gurjara Rāy-kabal Brahman of Vatsa gotra and son of Vaidyanandana. He wrote Gadanigraha (edited by Y.T. Acharya, Bombay, 2 parts, 1911, 1915) and Soḍhalanighaṇṭu. cf. D. K. Shastri, *Ayurved no itihās*, pp. 183-85. *Kākacaṇḍīśvarakalpatantra* by Kākacaṇḍīśvara may be earlier than *Rasaratnasamuccaya* because Kākacaṇḍīśvara is one of the 27 Siddhas mentioned in it. Edited by Ramkrishna Sharma, Chowkhamba Sanskrit series, Banaras, 1929. *Lakṣmaṇotsava* by Lakṣmaṇa composed in 1450 A. D. *Rasakalpa* was composed in 13th cen. A. D. *Rasakāmadhenu* by Cūḍāmaṇi, edited by (1) Y. T. Acharya, Bombay, 1925, (2) Jivram Kalidas, Gondal, 1925. *Rasakautuka* by Mallāri, date śaka 1604. *Rasakaumudī* by Mādhava, date 1500-1600 A. D. *Rasakaumudī* by Jñānacandra, printed at Lahore. *Rasacaṇḍāṃśu* by Dattātreya, printed. *Rasataraṅgiṇī* by Sadānanda, printed. *Rasapaddhati* by Śrībindu Vaidya with comm. by Mahādeva Paṇḍita. Edited by Y. T. Acharya with the comm. of Sureśvara, Bombay, 1925. *Rasaprakāśasudhākara* by Yaśodhara, written at Junagadh in 13th cen. Editions:—(1) Y. T.