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# A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c17.15

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c17.15

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c17.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c17.15)

"The art of extracting alkali (see pp. 31-38 under Susruta) is likewise counted as a “kalā”. In the science of Āyurveda, there are altogether ten “kalās”

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## Cites (2)

- [Suśrutasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta-school.susruta) — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- [Āyurveda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med)

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