A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c8: Chapter III
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c8
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Chapter III
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CHEMISTRY IN THE BOWER MS.
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The Alkalies—Fumes of Horn—Kshárataila—Formula for Hair-Dye—Rasáyana Defined—The Doctrine of Bitumen—A Linctus—Formulæ for Eye-ointment . . . 52
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CHEPTER IV
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CHEMISTRY IN THE VAGBHATA
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Preparations of Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron and Lead—Preparation of Alkali and Caustic Alkali—Use of Mercury . . 55
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THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
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(From 800 A. D. to circa 1100 A. D.)
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CHEMISTRY IN THE SIDDHA YOGA OF VRINDA AND CHAKRAPANI
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CHAPTER I
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Vrinda (circa 900 A. D.)
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Preparations in which Sulphide of Copper and Æthiops Mineral Figure—A collyruim—A process of Killing Iron . . 58
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CHAPTER II
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Chakrapāni (Circa 1060 A. D.)
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BLACK SULPHIDE OF MERCURY (KAJJALI) OR ÆTHIOPS MINERAL
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Támrayoga (lit. Powder of Copper Compound)—Process of Killing Iron—Mandura or Rust of Iron—Recipe for a Soap to be used as a Depilatory—Preparation of Caustic Alkali . . . . . . . . 61
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THE TANTRIC PERIOD
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CHEMISTRY IN RASARNAVA
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Extracts from Book IV—On Apparatus and the Colour of Flames—Dola Yantram—An Apparatus for Killing Metals—Garbha Yantram—Efficacy of the Apparatus—Hamsapáka Yantram—Crucibles—Colour of Flames—Tests of a Pure Metal—Koshtí Apparatus—Colophon to Chapter IV—The Alkalies—The Maharasas—Copper from the Pyrites—Brass from Calmine and Copper Mistaken for Gold—Extraction of Zinc from Calmine—Saurashtri—The Metals—The Killing of Metals—Purification of Quicksilver—Killing of Mercury—Killing of Gold—Tests for Killed Mercury—Colouring of Metals . . . . . . 64
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THE IATRO-CHEMICAL PERIOD
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(From 1300 A. D. to circa 1550 A. D.)
Linked texts (4)
- Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit
- Siddhayoga (Vṛndamādhava) — Vṛnda, Sanskrit
- Rasārṇava — Sanskrit
- Bower Manuscript — Sanskrit