Role of Gems in Indian Medicine
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This paper is the first attempt in introducing the medicinal importance of gems as found in the Sanskrit text 'Rasaratnasamuccaya', which has been rendered an English translation here. The modern physicians and gemologists will find this study quite useful in continuing research and, thus, develop a new field of gem medicine.
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