A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t23: Copper from the Pyrities

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t23

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Copper from the Pyrities

v1.c11.t23.1

"Mākshika, repeatedly soaked in honey, oil of *ricinus communis*, urine of the cow, clarified butter and the extract of the bulbous root of *musa sapien-tum*, and heated in a crucible, ylelds an essence in the shape of copper."' VII. 12-13

v1.c11.t23.2

"Vimala, digested with alum, green vitriol, borax and the watery liquid expressed from *moringa pter.*, *musa s.*, and finally roasted in a covered crucible in combination with the ashes of *schrebera swiet*, yields an essence in the shape of *chandrārka*¹ (lit. copper of gold-like lustre.)"

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Chapala : [See under R. R. S. Bk. ii.] VII. 20-21

Linked texts (1)

Rasaratnasamuccaya — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit