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Rasaratna Samuccaya ( Devanagari: रसरत्नसमुच्चय) 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.

Contents[edit | edit source]

Among the diverse scientific content of this text is:^[5]

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[edit | edit source]

↑ 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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+'''''Rasaratna Samuccaya''''' ( [[Devanagari]]: रसरत्नसमुच्चय) is an Indian [[Sanskrit]] treatise on [[alchemy]]. The text is dated between 13th<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://site.ebrary.com/id/10757347|title=The alchemical body: Siddha traditions in medieval India|last=White|first=David Gordon|date=1996-01-01|isbn=9780226149349|language=English}}</ref> to 16th century CE.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://ualberta.worldcat.org/oclc/489259186|title=A history of Indian medical literature|last=Meulenbeld|first=Gerrit Jan|date=1999-01-01|publisher=E. Forsten|isbn=9789069801247|location=Groningen|language=English}}</ref>
 The text contains detailed descriptions of various complex [[metallurgy|metallurgical]] processes,<ref>[http://www.philosophy.ru/library/asiatica/indica/authors/chemistry.html#_ednref6 Indian Metallurgy]</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last= Biswas |first= Arun Kumar |date= June 1986 |title= Rasa-Ratna-Samüccaya and Mineral Processing State-of-Art in the 13th Century a.d. India |journal= Indian Journal of History of Science |volume= 22 (1) |issue= 29–46, 1987 |url= http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005abf_29.pdf |accessdate= 2009-01-09 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090227061211/http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005abf_29.pdf |archivedate= 2009-02-27 }}</ref> as well as descriptions of how to set up and equip a laboratory and other topics concerning [[History of metallurgy in South Asia|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.
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