A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t4.1
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t4.1
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The gems also are regarded as the agencies, which help the fixation or coagulation of mercury. These are the gems: Vaikrānta, Suryakānta (sun-stone), Hīrakam (diamond), Mauktikam (pearls), Chandrakānta (moon-stone), Rājāvarta (lapis lazuli) and Garudodgara, the emerald (lit. derived from the vomit of Garuda); the topaz, the sapphire, the coral, the cat's eye are also reckoned among the gems. These are to be carefully collected for the fixation of mercury.¹