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Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Patratāla (पत्रताल):—One of the two main varieties of Tālaka (‘orpiment’), 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 scally/rustic look and is the recommended variety for rasāyana. It is also known by the synonym Dalākhya.

Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara, chapter 6

Patratāla is the scally variety of Tālaka (“Orpiment”):—It contains sūkṣmapatras (small scales/layers), hemavarṇa (golden colour), guru (heavy in weight), snigdha (greasy), bhāsura (brightly shining), bahusatva (containing more quantity of satva (metal-arsenic)). Its therapeutic property is rasāyana.

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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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Full-text: Talaka, Dalakhya.

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