Balukakasisa, Baluka-kasisa, Bālukākāsīsa: 2 definitions
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraBālukākāsīsa (बालुकाकासीस):—One of the two main varieties of Kāsīsa (“ferrous sulphate”), which is part of the uparasa group of eight minerals, according to the Rasaprakāśasudhākara: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasaśāstra. It has a smokey color and is heavy in weight.
Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara, chapter 6Bālukākāsīsa is a variety of Kaṅkuṣṭha (“Ferrous Sulphate”).—It is kṣāra or amla in Rasa, heavy in weight, uṣṇa in Vīrya, smoky in colour, acts as viṣahṛt (antipoisonous), imparts colour to mukha and keśa (hairs), act as a dye, gives colour to mercury or cloths, cures śvitra-roga
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Partial matches: Baluka, Kasisa.
Full-text: Kasisa.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics of Kasisa (sulphate of iron) < [Chapter X - Uparasa (11): Kasisa (sulphate of iron)]
Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
4. Decsription of the Uparasa Materials < [Chapter 9 - The Rasaratna-samuccaya—a pinnacle in the Indian iatro-chemistry]