History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c37.s1.5

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Sulphur (*gandhaka*), saltpetre (*yavakshara*), charcoal (*angara*), steel and iron powder (*tikshna loha churna* and *loha churna*), copper carbonate (*jangala*), yellow orpiment (*talaham* or *harital*), ochre (*gairika*), wood of 'khadire' tree (*khadiram daru*), hollow bamboo piece (*nalaka*), wick (*bartika*), five salts (*pancha kshara*), lodestone (*akhupashan*), pulp of castor seeds (*aranda majja*), mercury (*sutam*), rice paste (*annapista*), tin or lead (*naga*), charcoal from the 'arka' wood (*arkangara*), cow's urine (*gomutra*), cinnabar (*vermilion*).