The man who found Mercury sulphide and invented Soap!
Chakrapāni Dutta
Chakrapāni Dutta
Chakrapāni Dutta was a Ayurveda physician and sanskrit scholar,
He was born in the village of Mayureshwar of Bangal in the Brahmin family.
He was born in the village of Mayureshwar of Bangal in the Brahmin family.
Chakrapāni discovered mercury sulphide. The credit for inventing soap also goes to him, he used mustard oil and some alkalies as ingredients for making soap.
His best known books on ancient medical science are Chikisasamgrah (collection of medical practices and procedures), Dravyguna (Properties of plants), and Savsasmgraha (collection of the essence of thing), he wrote many books on Ayurveda and medical science.
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