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 2 - Extraction of oil from seeds of Ankola or Ankolla

First process.

Root of uttaravaruni is to be pestled with kanji with which is to be mixed seeds of ankolla, pestled very fine. The whole thing is to be mixed well. The inner surface of a bell-metal pot is to be smeared with this paste and kept in the sun. The thick oil, which will come out of the paste, is to be filtered by means of a fine piece of cloth,

Leaves of uttara-varuni and petakari are to be rubbed with kanji and made into a paste. Powdered seeds of ankolla are to be rubbed with this paste, which is then to be confined in a piece of thin cloth and kept hanging in the sun over a pot meant to contain the oil which is to fall, drop by drop, upon it. This oil cures Leucoderma.

Second process.

Mouths of ankola seeds, previously separated from their husks, are to be rubbed a little. Each of them is then to be kept on a bell-metal pot, and smearad all round with chanaka grams made into a paste. The mouth of each of these is to be smeared with a paste made of powdered borax (tankana). All of these seeds are then to be placed in the strong heat of the sun. Oil, coming out of the mouths of these seeds, is then to be collected.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Extraction of oil from seeds of Ankola or Ankolla’ 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.

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