Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 47,185 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This third volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with purification techniques of the Seven Metals (sapta-dhatu) and various Gems (ratna). It also deals with substances such as Alkalis (kshara), Salts (lavana), Poisions (visha) and Semi-poisions (upavisha) as well as various alcholic liquors. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, che...
Part 3 - Purification of Vaikranta
First process.
Vaikranta is purified, if it is boiled for one day each with a solution of ksharas and salts dissolved with (1) the amlas (vegetable acids) (2) urines, and (3) decoction of kulattha, respectively.
It may also be purified, if boiled with a decoction of kodrava (a kind of grass-paddy).
Second process.
Vaikranta is purified, if it is boiled for 3 days with decoction of kulattha,
Third process.
Vaikranta is purified, if it is heated for seven times, and immersed each time in the juice of nirgundi, and then washed off with clear water.
Fourth process.
See Process No. III, page 194 (Incineration of gems other than diamond).
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Purification of Vaikranta’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: 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.