Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c16.7

c16.7

2. The scientific pharmacy of Sushruta was almost modern. About the preparation of caustic alkali he was careful enough to give the special direction that the strong lye is to be preserved in an iron vessel. It was far superior to the process of a Greek writer of the eleventh century who has been eulogized by Berthelot.⁴⁴