History of Indian Pharmacy, Volume 1 |
Common terms and phrases
8th century 8th century A.D. acids Agnivesa alchemy alkali Ancient India apparatus Arabian Arabic Ashtanga Hridaya Ashvinis Atharvaveda Atreya Ayurveda Bhikkhus Bhikshu Atreya Bower Manuscript Brahmanic Buddha Buddhist cent chapter Charaka and Sushruta Charaka Samhita chemical copper crucible cure decoction Dhanvantari diseases distillation Dridhavala earlier extraction given gold Greek Harita heated Hindu Chemistry History of Hindu Hoernle Hridaya Samhita Ibid Indian medicine Indian pharmacy Indra iron Jivaka juice Kashyapa killed King knowledge kshāra later literature materia medica mentioned mercury metals mineral mixture mortar and pestle Mukhopadhyaya myrobolans Nāgārjuna origin orpiment Pala Patanjali patient period pestle pharmaceutical pharmacist pharmacy physician plants poisons powder preparation prescription produced Rasaratnākara realgar remedial Rigveda rishis roasted sage Samskrit Shiva silver Soma sulfur surgical Sushruta Samhita sutra system of medicine Takshilla Tantra Tantric treatise treatment Vāgabhata Vedas Vedic vegetable drugs vessel