Rasachandamshu or Rasaratna Sangraha
author: M. S. Krishnamurthy
edition: 2013, Chaukhambha Visvabharati
pages: 512
ISBN-10: 9381301263
ISBN-13: 9789381301265
Topic: Rasashastra
Qualities of purified Cinnabar
This page describes Qualities of purified 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]
Purification of Hingula (cinnabar). First process. Hingula is purified, if subjected to bhavana for seven times with the juice of ginger or lakucha. Second process. Hingula is purified, if it is rubbed for seven times with the juice of the amlavarga and buffaloe’s milk, and dried each time it is so rubbed. Third process. Hingula is purified, if it is subjected to bhavana for seven times with ram’s milk and the juice of the amla varga. Fourth process....
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
An equal quantity of mercury, duly extracted from cinnabar, copper, iron, sulphur, mica, and aconite, duly purified and well-powdered, is to be rubbed with the juice of ginger and made into pills, two raktis each. This medicine, taken four times a day, with honey, cures all sorts of nava-jvara. It cures chronic fever also, if taken with honey and juice of shephalika leaves....
Read full contents: Treatment for fever (11): Bhudeva-ranjana rasa
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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