History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c30.s3.2
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c30.s3.2
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c30.s3.2
Take twenty palas of lead and apply strong heat to it, and drop into the molten metal one *karsha* of mercury and throw into it one after another the ashes of *Terminalia arjuna*, *Terminalia belerica*, pomegranate and *Achyranthes aspera*, weighing one pala each. The mass being vigorously stirred with an iron spoon for twenty nights in succession, the metal is calcined yielding a bright red ash. 176-179