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Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Academia.edu: Ayurveda and Pharmaceutics (rasashastra)

Rekhāpūraṇa is a method to assess the quality of the final product when processing mercury (rasa) and other alchemical products. Rekhāpūraṇa is filling the fine lines on the fingers or palm. The furrows on the palm are so small the bhasma fills those lines if it is properly produced.

Source: Ancient Science of Life: A Metallurgical Study of Nāga Bhasma

Rekhāpūraṇa (रेखापूरण) refers to “small particle size” and is used to test the quality of prepared bashma.—Bhasmīkaraṇa process (māraṇa) changes the śodhita-rasa drugs (metal and mineral) into desired medicine (chemical compound) which reduces the toxicity of the metal and potentiates the medicinal property. There are several tests described in Ayurvedic texts to check the quality of prepared bhasma viz. rekhāpūraṇa (small particle size), niścandra (lack of metallic shine) and niruttha (absence of alloy formation with silver) etc. (See Rasaratna-samuccaya)

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Rekhāpūraṇa (रेखापूरण):—Filling into papillary ridges of the fingers - One of the classical test for examining the bhasma indicating fineness

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Rekha, Purana, Puraana.

Full-text: Ashodhita, Dhatubhasma, Bhasmikarana, Nishcandra, Niruttha.

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