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 2 - Purification of sadharana uparasas (i.e. from kampilla to bhunaga)

The sadharana uparasas, that is uparasas belonging to group III (kampilla to bhunaga) are purified, if subjected to bhavana with the juices of matulunga and ardraka for three times.

All sorts of essences of ores and metals are purified, and combine with one another, if heated with the shuddhi-varga (or shodhania gana, see Vol. I, page 306.

Kampilla cures boils, skin diseases, and even carbuncles on the back bone, if it is mixed with cow’s ghee and applied as an ointment. In case of a carbuncle on the back bone, it is necessary, first of all to apply on it, for one day, a paste of bimbi leaves, slightly heated, and then to apply the ointment prepared by mixing powdered kampilla with cow’s ghee (or, preferably, goat’s ghee). In the absence of ghee, cocoanut oil may be used for this purpose.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Purification of sadharana uparasas (i.e. from kampilla to bhunaga)’ 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.

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