A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s2.35
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s2.35
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v3.c49.s2.35
Chapter five (svarṇādyaṣṭadhātuśodhanamāraṇasevana; 71 verses) is concerned with the śodhana and māraṇa of the eight metals: gold (3cd–17ab), silver (17cd–24ab), copper (24cd–36), rājarīti (= pittala) and ghoṣa (= kāṃsya (37), lead and tin (38–48), and iron (49–67); the medicinal properties of the products obtained are described; the chapter ends with the properties of lohakīṭa (= maṇḍūra; 68–71).