Rasaratna Samuchaya

Rasaratna Samuccaya ( Devanagari: रसरत्न समुच्चय) is an Indian Sanskrit treatise on alchemy. The text is dated between 13th^[1] to 16th century CE.^[2]

The text contains detailed descriptions of various complex metallurgical processes,^[3]^[4] as well as descriptions of how to set up and equip a laboratory and other topics concerning Indian alchemy. It is a work that synthesises the writings and opinions of several earlier authors and presents a coherent account of medieval Indian alchemy.

Systematic approach to the Science. (Rasaratna Samuccaya 6/2)
Philosophy of scientific explanation.
Two kinds of mineral with zinc: calamine and Smithsonite. (Rasaratna Samuccaya 2-149)
Color and nature of the mineral. ('Artha-sastra' '2 -30)
Color of minerals with copper.
Properties of some chemicals, such as calcium carbonate. (Rasaratna Samuccaya 3 / 130-131)
Distillation of mercury. (Rasaratna Samucchaya 3/144)
Explanation of the corrosion (Rasārṇava 7/97)
The color of the flame (Rasārṇava 4/51)
Three types of iron (Rasaratna Samuccaya 5/69)
Two kinds of tin (Rasaratna Samuccaya 5 / 153-154)
The lead (Rasaratna Samuccaya 5/170)
The zinc metal (Rasataraṅgiṇi 19/95)
The brass (Rasendra Cūḍāmaṇi14 / 154)
The bronze (Rasaratna Samuccaya 5/205)
Conditions of a laboratory and the people who work within it.

References

^ White, David Gordon (1 January 1996). The alchemical body: Siddha traditions in medieval India. ISBN 9780226149349.
^ Meulenbeld, Gerrit Jan (1 January 1999). A history of Indian medical literature. Groningen: E. Forsten. ISBN 9789069801247.
^ Indian Metallurgy
^ Biswas, Arun Kumar (June 1986). "Rasa-Ratna-Samüccaya and Mineral Processing State-of-Art in the 13th Century a.d. India" (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science. 22 (1) (29–46, 1987). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
^ Ancient Indian Chemistry. Hindu culture (blog)

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[1] White, David Gordon (1 January 1996). The alchemical body: Siddha traditions in medieval India. ISBN 9780226149349.

[2] Meulenbeld, Gerrit Jan (1 January 1999). A history of Indian medical literature. Groningen: E. Forsten. ISBN 9789069801247.

[3] Indian Metallurgy

[4] Biswas, Arun Kumar (June 1986). "Rasa-Ratna-Samüccaya and Mineral Processing State-of-Art in the 13th Century a.d. India" (PDF). Indian Journal of History of Science. 22 (1) (29–46, 1987). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.

[5] Ancient Indian Chemistry. Hindu culture (blog)

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