A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s10.1

v3.c48.s10.1

The Bhūtiprakaraṇa of the Gorakṣasaṃhitā gives the impression of being an early work on rasaśāstra: the terms dhātu and upadhātu are not yet used; zinc is not described; the essence (sattva) of rasaka (i.e., zinc), although known (6.260, 262), is not characterized as a metallic substance.