A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.259

v2.c34.259

The Krishnala (Guñjā, Raktikā, the black and red berry of the Shrub Abrus Precatorius) was employed as a natural measure of weight. 80 Krishnala berries on the average weigh 105 grains Troy, and this must be taken as the basis of our computation, though in current practice 80 Krishnalas are taken to be equivalent to 210 grains. One Krishnala was supposed to weigh as much as 3 medium-sized barley seeds (मध्य यव), one of the latter as much as 6 white mustard seeds (गौरसर्षप), one white mustard as much as 3 Ráji mustard seeds (राजिसर्षप), one of these seeds as much as 3 Likshas, and one Liksha as much as 8 Rajas or Trasarenus.