History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c16.s1.8
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c16.s1.8
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c16.s1.8
A process of killing iron has been described by Vrinda. For this purpose, iron is to be first ignited in the fire and then macerated in the juice of the emblic myrobalan and *Trewia nudiflora* and exposed to the sun, and again to be macerated in the juice of certain other plants and then to be rubbed in a mortar. The process obviously gives rise to oxides of iron.