History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c36.s3: Chemistry in Rasanakshatramalika of Mathanasimha
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c36.s3
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Chemistry in Rasanakshatramalika of Mathanasimha
c36.s3.1
There are several prescriptions given in this work in which mineral preparations play a conspicuous part. In the Sanskrit texts two such have been quoted. In the first, among other ingredients, opium occurs; in the second, the Svachchhandabhairavarasa, probably named after the celebrated alchemist, we have the calces of tin, iron and mercury along with other drugs