A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s6.56

v3.c49.s6.56

Chapter five does not mention capala as one of the mahārasas, whereas rājāvarta is included in this group. The amṛtīkaraṇa of killed mica (mṛtābhra) is not described. Eight varieties of vaikrānta are mentioned; karbura is added to the more usual list of seven varieties. 95 The description of the extraction of the essence (sattva) of rasaka (5.112–116) is regarded as a process to win zinc from its ore; the sattva is said to resemble lead (sīsa). 96