History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.84
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.84
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From the considerations set forth above, it might be concluded that there should be little hesitation in placing the 'original work of Charaka in the early Buddhistic era though P. C. Ray in his History of Hindu Chemistry prefers to place it in the pre-Buddhistic era. Moreover. the chemical informations recorded in the Charaka, particularly with reference to metals and metallic preparations, are of less advanced character than those in the Arthashastra of Kautilya, which, as we have seen. was composed sometime between 321—296 B C.