A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.61

v3.c52.61

The treatise consists of three khaṇḍas, the first and third of which are divided into two parts. The first five chapters (adhyāya), forming together the pāradaprakaraṇa of the first half of the first khaṇḍa, deal with mercury and its processing (1–52). The remaining part of the first half of the first khaṇḍa is devoted to gandhaka (52–57), suvarṇa (57–64), raupya (64–68), tāmra (68–74), vaṅga (74–78), jasada (78–80), nāga (80–83), loha (83–93), maṇḍūra (94–95), and miśradhātus (alloys; 95–100).