Rasachandamshu or Rasaratna Sangraha
author: M. S. Krishnamurthy
edition: 2013, Chaukhambha Visvabharati
pages: 512
ISBN-10: 9381301263
ISBN-13: 9789381301265
Topic: Rasashastra
Purification of Red ochre
This page describes Purification of Red ochre which is part of the Purva-khanda located on page 48 in the book Rasachandamshu (Rasaratna Sangraha) translated into English by M. S. Krishnamurthy. This 19th century book deals with Ayurvedic therapeutics and alchemical processes, belonging the branch of science known as Rasashastra (medicinal alchemy). This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
The pancha-mrittika (i.e., brick, red ochre, salt derived from ashes, soil raised by white ants, and ashes, see page 302, Vol I) are to be rubbed with lime juice and aranala and made into a paste with which is to be coated the surfaces of gold leaves which are next to be subjected to puta after three days. Gold is thus purified. Sixth process....
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Characteristics of Gairaka (red ochre). Gairika is of two kinds, viz,, pashana gairika and svarna-gairika. The former is hard and copper-coloured. The latter is very red, soft, smooth, sweet and astringent in taste, having a cooling effect, and improves eye-sight. It is efficacious in rakta-pitta, hiccough, vomiting, poison, fever, and an excess of pitta. Pashana-gairika is inferior to svarna-gairika....
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
One tola in weight of mercury in swoon (i.e. kajjali or rasa sindura), half a tola of mica, and two tolas each of silver, copper pyrites, cinnabar, calamine (or zinc), copper, pearls, coral, iron, bitumen, red ochre, realgar, sulphur, and copper sulphate are to be mixed together, and subjected to bhavana, for three times, each, with the juice of each of the following, in succession:—kshirika, tulasi, punarnaba, agnimantha, amalaki, devadali, katuki, padma guruchi, langali. lata kasturi (jyotismati...
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