Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa)
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 28,803 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This second volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with the purification, incineration and medicinal uses of various minerals (uparasa), as well as preventing faults due to misuse. It is continued in the third volume which deals with the various metals. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sansk...
Part 4 - Chapala produced from lead and tin
One hundred and twenty tolas of lead are to be rubbed with the milk of arka, and subjected to heat by puta, until the quantity of the lead is reduced to one tola only. It will no longer undergo any diminution in quantity, even if it be subjected to puta for one thousand times. This substance is called chapala produced from lead. Such a chapala may also be produced from tin in a similar manner. Mercury is at once solidified, if grasped within the palm of a hand, previously smeared with the chapala produced from lead or tin. Mercury, so solidified, is commendable for alchemical purposes, but not for medical purposes.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Chapala produced from lead and tin’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: 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.