[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956) › c15.72 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.72 History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.72 - **Language:** English ### [c15.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c15.72) \*Medaka\* is prepared from the fermentation of rice; \*prasanna\* from the fermentation of flour with the addition of spices and the fruits of \*putraka\* (a species of tree in the country of Kamrupa). \*Asava\* is the liquor derived from the fermentation of sugar mixed with honey Jaggery mixed with powder of long and black pepper or with the powder of \*triphala\* (mixture of \*Terminalia chebula\*, \*Terminalia belerica\*, and \*Phyllanthus emblica\*), when fermented, forms \*maireya\*. Fermented grape juice is termed \*madhu\*. The preparation of different kinds of \*arishta\* for different diseases can be learnt from the physicians. - [Previous: c15.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c15.71) - [Next: c15.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c15.73) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c15.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c15.72) · Pramāṇa