History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c27.s1.4

c27.s1.4

Mica, mixed with paddy grains and reduced to powder, tied in a piece of cloth and suspended in sour gruel, and then passed through linen, is known as *dhanyabhram* (lit. mica in combination with paddy). *Dhanyabhram*, rubbed with the juice of *Cassia sophera* and roasted ten times in a closed crucible, is killed thereby 24