The Wealth of Indian Alchemy and Its Medicinal Uses
author: B. Mukherji
edition: 1998, Sri Satguru Publications
pages: 741
ISBN-10: 8170305829
ISBN-13: 9788170305828
Topic: Rasashastra
Chapter 10 - Metals
This page describes Metals which is the tenth chapter located on pages 204-274 in the book The wealth of Indian alchemy composed by B. Mukherji. This book is a compendium of medicinal practices related to Indian alchemy, a branch of Ayurveda known as Rasashastra. It deals with topics such as purification of metals, minerals and previous stones. 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 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
All of these put an end to human miseries. 1) Lepa-bedha—is an act of bedhana or transformation of a base metal into gold or silver by subjecting the base metal to puta of an ordinary nature, after painting the surfaces of the metal with mercury, especially prepared. 2) Kshepa-bedha—is an act of transformation of a base metal into gold or silver by the throwing in of mercury, especially prepared, when the metal is in a state of liquefaction. 3) Kunta-bedha—is an act of transformation of a base metal...
Read full contents: Part 20 - Mercurial operations (18): Transformation of base metals into gold by mercury (bedhana)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
The term “purification” of a metal, as used in this book, does not mean to purify it physically, but to purify it medicinally, Ho metal which is physically impure should be used in medicines, except, of course, the mixed metals. Third process. All sorts of metals are purified, if they are heated for seven times, and immersed each time in the juice of the root of a banana plant. Fourth process....
Read full contents: Part 2 - Purification of gold
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) [by A. Yamuna Devi]
Metals and essential minerals traded are presented under this section. (a) Precious stones (II. 9. 91-111; pp. 221-25): Amarakosha lists synonyms of gold both wrought and unwrought termed hiranyam as base metal–kushyam, emerald–garutmat, ruby–shonaratnam, pearl–mauktika and coral–pravala....
Read full contents: Economics (3): Goods of trade
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