Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 47,185 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This third volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with purification techniques of the Seven Metals (sapta-dhatu) and various Gems (ratna). It also deals with substances such as Alkalis (kshara), Salts (lavana), Poisions (visha) and Semi-poisions (upavisha) as well as various alcholic liquors. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, che...
Part 10 - Liquefaction of diamond
First process.
Ashes of diamond, incapable of being restored to their former condition, are to be kept inside an asthi-sanhara creeper and immersed into a vessel filled with a sour vegetable juice (such as lime juice), and then heated for seven days with the result that it turns into a liquid.
Second process (liquefaction of all the gems).
See introduction.
Third process.
Juice of ketaki flower, rock-salt, svarna-flower, and indragopa insect—all these are to be kept in a vessel. Diamond and all the other stones, and metals are liquefied, if mixed and boiled for seven days with this solution.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Liquefaction of diamond’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory. The text includes treatments, recipes and remedies and is categorised as Rasa Shastra: an important branch of Ayurveda that specialises in medicinal/ herbal chemistry, alchemy and mineralogy, for the purpose of prolonging and preserving life.