A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t2.3
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t2.3
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In the older works Rasāyana (derived from rasa, juice, and ayana, way) means a medicine preventing old age and prolonging life—the *Elixir vitæ*.² Later on Rasāyana was almost exclusively applied to the employment of mercury and other metals in medicine and at present it means also alchemy (chemistry). Our author uses the term