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 - Incineration of kharpara
First process.
Kharpara is reduced to fine ashes, if rubbed with mercury and subjected to heat for 8 hours, by means of a Baluka-yantra.
Second process.
Kharpara is incinerated, if it is placed over fire in an iron pot, and when smelted, mixed with saindhava salt being put upon it little by little, and turned constantly by means of a rod made of Palasha wood,
Third process.
Kharpara is incinerated, and as such, cures all sorts of diseases, if subjected to heat by means of a Lavana-yantra.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Incineration of kharpara’ 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.