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 25 - Purification of serpent poison
First process.
Snake poison, in whatever way it may be obtained, is rendered powerful by mixing it with cow’s urine and drying it up by sun’s rays for three days.
Second process.
Snake-poison is purified, if it is mixed with mustard oil.
Third process.
Snake poison is purified, if it is subjected to bhavana, for three times each, with the juice of tambula, juice of the leaves of vaka, juice of the tulasi leayes, and decoction of kustha.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Purification of serpent poison’ 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.