A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t3.33
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t3.33
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Nīlānjana is a *killer of gold* [cf. the *killing* of gold, silver, iron and copper in Vāgbhata, p. 55] and induces softness in iron, *i.e.* renders it easily pulverizable [as the iron becomes impregnated with the brittle sulphide of iron ; cf also Bk. viii, 38.] 104
Linked texts (2)
- Rasaratnasamuccaya — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit
- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit