A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c10.t27: Use of Mercury

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c10.t27

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Use of Mercury

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Take equal parts of mercury and lead and make them up into a collyrium with their equal weight of stibium and camphor.¹ [This is perhaps the only instance in which the mention of mercury is found.]

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¹ “Uttarasthánam,” Ch. XIII, 36. This very formula, with but slight variations, occurs also in Rasaratnasamuchchaya, Ch. XXIII, 46.

Linked texts (2)

Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
Rasaratnasamuccaya — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit