A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.10

v3.c49.s1.10

Chapter four (237–288) is concerned with gold, silver and copper. The chapter begins with an enumeration of the seven metals (dhātu, loha): gold, silver, copper, iron, zinc, tin and lead, and the three alloys (miśraloha): pittala, kāṃsya and vartaka. The subjects of chapter four are: the varieties and properties, purification, killing, etc., of gold (237–259), silver (259–273), and copper (273–288).