A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t29: Purification of Quicksilver
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c11.t29
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Purification of Quicksilver
v1.c11.t29.1
“Quicksilver rubbed with the juice of the aforesaid plants (*vide* original text) and distilled seven times, becomes pure.”
v1.c11.t29.2
“Quicksilver, made into a paste by being rubbed with copper and subjected to distillation, leaves behind tin and lead [with which they are often adulterated] and becomes pure.” X. 55-56