[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956) › c36.s1.7 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c36.s1.7 History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c36.s1.7 - **Language:** English ### [c36.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c36.s1.7) Mercury, roasted in a covered crucible with asafoetida, which has been previously digested in the milky juice of \*Ficus oppositifolia\*, is reduced to ashes 111 - [Previous: c36.s1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c36.s1.6) - [Next: c36.s1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c36.s1.8) - [Up: c36.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c36.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c36.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c36.s1.7) · Pramāṇa