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 - Extraction of oil from seeds of Ankota and Bakuchi

Oil can be extracted from the ankota seeds by being rubbed with the decoction of gunja plant with its roots, in the same way as from the seeds of dhustura, rubbed with the decoction of uttara-burani. Oil can similarly be extracted from the seeds of bakuchi and devadali, separately, by being rubbed with the decoction of karkoti; from the seeds of kuchila, being rubbed with the decoction of apamarga; from seeds of jayapala (croton), being rubbed with the decoction of the roots of kanya.

In the same way, oil can be extracted from bakuchi seeds, rubbed with the decoction of red apamarga; and from aragbadha seeds, rubbed with the decoction of indravaruni;

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Extraction of oil from seeds of Ankota and Bakuchi’ 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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