A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.4

v3.c49.s1.4

Chapter five (rasarañjana; 221–249) is concerned with the processes called rañjana (221–222), sāraṇā (222–236), saṃkrāmaṇa (236), and vedhana (237–249). Chapter six (yantrāṇi; 250–298) describes yantras and koṣṭhikās (250–285), crucibles (mūṣā; 285– 293), and puṭas (293–298). Chapter seven (299–320) contains a series of definitions (paribhāṣā; 299–309), followed by verses on weights and measures (309–311). The second part of the chapter is devoted to the bandhas of mercury (311–320). Chapter eight (321–350) describes methods of making gold and silver; it ends with some verses on the bleaching (śvetīkaraṇa) of copper.