A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s3.10

v3.c48.s3.10

Four varieties of sulphur are distinguished: red (called śukaṭuṇḍa), yellow (called āmalasāra), white (called khaṭikā) and black (2.11cd–13), three varieties of cinnabar: carmāra, śukaṭuṇḍaka and haṃsapāda (2.70cd–72ab), four varieties of mica: white (= brāhmaṇa), red (= kṣatriya), yellow (= vaiśya) and black (= śūdra), four varieties of black mica: pināka, dardura, nāga and vajra (2.91–93), two varieties of haritāla: pattrākhya and piṇḍasamjñaka (2.173–175).⁵³