History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.25
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.25
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c15.25
"Metals are rendered soft when they are treated with the ashes of certain plants and cereals, or with the milk of both cow and the sheep Brittle metals are rendered soft when thrice soaked in a mixture made up of honey, sheep's milk, sesamum oil, clarified butter, jaggery, ferment (*kinva*) and mushroom." (83)