[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) › v2.c32.s10 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s10: Chemistry in Rasanakshatramalika of Mathanasimha, Physician to the King of Malwa A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s10 - **Language:** English ### Chemistry in Rasanakshatramalika of Mathanasimha, Physician to the King of Malwa ### [v2.c32.s10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s10.1) There are several prescriptions given in which mineral preparations play a conspicuous part. We have quoted only two; in the first, among other ingredients opium occurs; in the second, the Svachchhandabhairavarasa, probably named after the celebrated alchemist, we have the calces of tin, iron and mercury along with other drugs. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c32.s10) · Pramāṇa