The Bhavaprakasha Nighantu classifies drugs by source and action, records their properties, preparation and dosage, and the incompatibilities to avoid — a pharmacopoeia arranged for teaching.
Bhavaprakasha Nighantu
Sixteenth century CE · century · probable
Placed by the works it cites and those that cite it
Unknown or disputed.
Pharmacy and pharmacology — Dravyaguna and Rasashastra. Materia medica, preparation and dosage forms, purification of metals and minerals for internal use, incompatibility and toxicity.
Evidence: probable · no modern scholarly reference recorded yet.