A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s13: Chemistry in Rasapradipa
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s13
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Chemistry in Rasapradipa
v2.c32.s13.1
Description for preparing mineral acids by distillation :—" Saṅkhadrāvarasa or liquid for dissolving conchshells,—practically the same as given under "mineral acids" in Vol. i, p. 186. The last line says : " Cowrie-shells and metals dropped into the liquid are at once dissolved."
v2.c32.s13.2
Preparation of calomel and treatment of " phiraṅgaroga" (syphilis) with its application. Cf. Vol. i, p. 252.