Sutendraparpati, Sutendra-parpati, Sūtendraparpaṭī: 1 definition
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraSūtendraparpaṭī (सूतेन्द्रपर्पटी) refers to a type of Parpati medicine, according to the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 3, grahaṇī: chronic diarrhoea).—Accordingly, “five parts of mercury are to be rubbed with fifteen parts of sulphur to form a black powder, with which are to be mixed five parts of copper and one part, each, of pearls, vaikranta (garnet) ruby, corals, and cowri shells (all reduced to ashes, as usual). The compound is then to be transformed into a ‘parpati’ in the some way as ‘rasa-parpati’. This medicine cures all sorts of diseases”.
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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