History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c26.s1.4

c26.s1.4

This treatise on well-tried mercurials and minerals, named Rasaratnasamuchchaya, adopted to the treatment of diseases, is being compiled by the son of Simhagupta, after having consulted the works of the aforesaid adepts and others. It will treat of mercury, the minerals and the metals, the construction of the apparatus, the mystical formula for the purification of the metals, the extraction of the essences (active principles), liquefaction and incineration. 8-10