Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa)
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 28,803 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This second volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with the purification, incineration and medicinal uses of various minerals (uparasa), as well as preventing faults due to misuse. It is continued in the third volume which deals with the various metals. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sansk...
Part 2 - Mica should be deprived of its glaze
Mica should be deprived of its glaze. Mercury does not swallow the mica which has not been deprived of its natural glaze, and which appears to be dirty. Even if such a mica is swallowed by mercury, ft should not be used in medicines, as well as in metallurgical operations. The mica which has been deprived of its natural glaze (by being incinerated in the manner described below), should be used in all sorts of diseases. Mica, with a glazed surface, if taken internally, gives rise to spermatorrhoea and loss of appetite. Those who recommend the use in medicines, of mica, as it is found in nature, do no better than prescribe the use of kalakuta poison, for the purpose of saving human life. Only that mica, which has been duly purified, should be used for the purpose of extraction of essence as well as for incineration; otherwise, if taken internally, it will give rise to various kinds of disturbances in the system.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Mica should be deprived of its glaze’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: 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.