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 10 - Different parts of undistilled wine

The upper part of the scum of wine is called prasanna. Kadamvaja is denser than that. That part of the wine which is denser than kadamvaja is called jagala. Medaka is denser than jagala. In other words, Medaka is the densest part of the wine before it is filtered or distilled. The wine from which all its essence has been taken out (by distillation) is called bakkasa, or the seed of wine, or kinvaka.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Different parts of undistilled wine’ 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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