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.

^ 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.

[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.

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