Rasachandamshu or Rasaratna Sangraha
author: M. S. Krishnamurthy
edition: 2013, Chaukhambha Visvabharati
pages: 512
ISBN-10: 9381301263
ISBN-13: 9789381301265
Topic: Rasashastra
Extraction of Mercury from Cinnabar
This page describes Extraction of Mercury from Cinnabar which is part of the Purva-khanda located on page 67 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 2: Minerals (uparasa) [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Preparation of cinnabar at laboratory. Hingula is of two kinds, viz, (1) that which is obtained in mines and (2) that which is prepared at laboratory by the combination of mercury and sulphur. The process of preparing cinnabar at laboratory is as follows:—One part of mercury (which need not be purified) and four parts of sulphur are to be placed in an iron pot, and heated for some time....
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Equal quantities of sulphur, cinnabar, orpiment, mercury, iron, borax, calamine (or zinc), sarjikshara, powdered manjistha and cinnabar (for the second time) are to be rubbed together with the juice of leaves of nirgundi. When dried, the compound is to be put into a blind crucible, and subjected to heat for twenty four hours by means of the third kind of baluka-yantra (see page 260, Vol. I) Take out the medicine when the cruicible is perfectly cooled by radiation of heat....
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
The use of mercury, though purified, is not commendable, unless it is subjected to these eight kinds of operations. There is an exception to this rule in favour of mercury, extracted in the prescribed manner from hingula (cinnabar). This mercury is applicable for all medicinal purposes, without being subjected to those eight kinds of operations....
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