History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c30.s1.4

c30.s1.4

Silver-leaf is to be rubbed with mercury and the juice of *Artocarpus lakoocha* and is to be embedded in sulphur and heated in a covered crucible over a sand-bath; when cold, the mass is once more rubbed with orpiment and acids and roasted twelve times. By this process, the silver is reduced to ashes 35-37