Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 47,185 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This third volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with purification techniques of the Seven Metals (sapta-dhatu) and various Gems (ratna). It also deals with substances such as Alkalis (kshara), Salts (lavana), Poisions (visha) and Semi-poisions (upavisha) as well as various alcholic liquors. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, che...
Part 5 - Incineration of Yellow Diamonds
First process.
Diamond of yellow colour is to be incinerated, if it is heated by Gajaputa, after having been coated on all sides by a paste made of bala, atibala, sulphur, shell of tortoise, all rubbed with an equal quantity of the milk of indrabaruni.4,
Second process.
Diamond of yellow colour is incinerated, if it is subjected to beat by puta after having been rubbed with the milks of snuhi, karabira, bata (banyan), and Indra-varuni, mixed with earthworms and hingula(cinnabar).
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Incineration of Yellow Diamonds’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory. The text includes treatments, recipes and remedies and is categorised as Rasa Shastra: an important branch of Ayurveda that specialises in medicinal/ herbal chemistry, alchemy and mineralogy, for the purpose of prolonging and preserving life.