History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c26.17

c26.17

The next work which should now claim our attention is the well-known Bhavaprakasa of Bhavamisra It is a voluminous compilation in which the Ayurvedic method of treatment has been adopted mainly, and ample citations are given from Charaka, Susruta, Vagbhata, Harita, Vrinda and Chakrapani One or two chapters have also been devoted to mineral preparations; but these have been borrowed chiefly from Rasapradipa, Rasendrachintamani, Sarangadhara and other standard works. *Phirangaroga* has also been mentioned, as also its treatment with calomel (*rasakarpura*) and *chobchini* The author lived about the time of the Emperor Akbar and evidently in that part of India which is now known as the Uttar Pradesha. It is, therefore, not to be wondered at that Muslim influence is discernible in his book