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 6 - Incineration of Black Diamonds
First process.
Diamond of black colour is to be incinerated, if it is subjected to heat by Gajaputa, after having been coated on all sides with a paste made of shurana, garlic, conch-shell, manas-shila, all rubbed with an equal quantity of the milk of banian tree.
Second process.
Diamond of black colour is incinerated, if it is heated in a crucible, the inner surface of which is coated with a paste made of sulphur, clarified butter, orpiment, ram’s horn, aconite, load stone, milk of arka, and menstrual excretion of women—all equal in quantity and rubbed with milk.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Incineration of Black 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.