[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902) › v1.c16.s3.13 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c16.s3.13 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c16.s3.13 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.s3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c16.s3.13) Take of saltpetre . . . 20 parts. ,, alum . . . 16 ,, ,, the acid liquid from the leaves and stem of the Bengal horsegram . . . 18 ,, Mix and distil with an increasing heat till the whole of the acid is condensed in a receiver. Muriatic acid : "Take of common salt ,, 8 parts alum ,, 6 parts The acid liquid from the horse gram and distil &c." - [Previous: v1.c16.s3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c16.s3.12) - [Next: v1.c16.s3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c16.s3.14) - [Up: v1.c16.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c16.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c16.s3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c16.s3.13) · Pramāṇa