Rasachandamshu or Rasaratna Sangraha
author: M. S. Krishnamurthy
edition: 2013, Chaukhambha Visvabharati
pages: 512
ISBN-10: 9381301263
ISBN-13: 9789381301265
Topic: Rasashastra
Manashila (Red orpiment)
This page describes Manashila (Red orpiment) which is part of the Purva-khanda located on page 54 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 4: Iatrochemistry [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
One part of mercury, one part of sulphur, one part of orpiment, three parts of aconite, one part of red gauri-pasana, one part of black cobra poison, and eight parts of cinnabar are to be rubbed together with water, and made into pills of the size of a mudga gram, each. Accompaniment, honey and ginger juice. Diet, same as in ghora-nrisingha rasa. This medicine cures all sorts of sannipatika fever....
Read full contents: Treatment for fever (102): Sannipata-sudana rasa
Puppetry in Assam [by Gitali Saikia]
Blue colour is used for colouring of the puppet of Rama, Krishna and Bishnu, while white colur is use for the puppet of Shiva and black or red colour is use for colouring of demon puppets. Initially puppet troupes of Sattras used haital (the yellow orpiment) and hangul (cinnabar) for colouring their puppets. Using of traditional colour made from natural things was one of the features of puppets made in Satras....
Read full contents: Colour used for painting of puppet of Satras
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Gandhaka (sulphur), Haritala (orpiment), Kasisa (green vitriol), silajatu (bitumen), kankustha, gems, rajabarta, gairika (red ochre)—these important uparasas (quasi-mercuries) are to be placed on the eighth petal, in the order of east to north-east, and worshipped in order of position....
Read full contents: Part 3 - Drawing of a hexagonal lotus diagram
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