Rasachandamshu or Rasaratna Sangraha
author: M. S. Krishnamurthy
edition: 2013, Chaukhambha Visvabharati
pages: 512
ISBN-10: 9381301263
ISBN-13: 9789381301265
Topic: Rasashastra
Qualities of Pushparaga
This page describes Qualities of Pushparaga which is part of the Purva-khanda located on page 83 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]
Properties of pushpa-raga. Pushpa-raga is efficacious in poison, nausea, excess of phlegm and vayu, loss of digestive power, inflammation, leprosy, and hemorrhage. It is easy to digest. (* 1) For a brief history of Indian Chemistry, see Chapter III, page 46 of the author’s book entitled “Indian Civilization and its Antiquity.”—(Price Rs. 2. India)....
Read full contents: Part 1 - Characteristics of Topaz (pushparaga)
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
Tests of topas (puspa-raga). Suta said:—Gems known as the Pushparagas (topaz) origined out of the perched skin of that dismembered body of Vala, which fell on the summits of the Himalays and were thus naturally endued with high qualities. A topaz possessed of pale yellow colour, usually passes under the denomination of the Padmaraga, while the one tinged with the blending of a reddish and yellow hue, is called the Kaurunda....
Read full contents: Chapter LXXIV - Tests of topas (puspa-raga)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) [by Diptimani Goswami]
Radhakrishnan states: “The Vaisheshika is anxious to assert the existence of something which has qualities without being itself a quality, for we predicate qualities of substances and not qualities of qualities. Nor can it be said that we predicate one quality of a group of qualities. But since a substance cannot be conceived apart from qualities, it is defined as possessing qualities. ” There is difference between eternal and non-eternal substances....
Read full contents: The Nature of Substance (Dravya)
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