History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c19.8
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c19.8
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5. *Asvaksa* (*rta. mig.*, lit. the eye of the horse, a kind of plant), *mesasringa* (*lug ru.*, lit. the horn of a ram, also a kind of plant), *kurmacarman* (*rus. sbob.-sun.-lhags*, lit the skin of a tortoise, probably also a plant), and *sila* (red arsenic) are to be melted with gold, and into that mixture silver is to be put. Then, if with the eighth part of this solution lead is liquefied it becomes silver.