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 9 - Extraction of oil from seeds of Shami
Powdered seeds of shami are to be pestled very finely and kept inside a pot having a hole at its bottom. This pot is to be put upon another pot. The hole in the upper pot is to be stopped by means of hair. Some water is to be poured into the upper pot. (The lower part and that part of the upper pot which contains the hair are to be kept in a pit made in the ground). A fire is to be made covering the upper pot, with the result that water will fall, first of all, into the lower pot, followed by oil; (This is only a kind of Patala-yantra).
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Extraction of oil from seeds of Shami’ 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.