Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 67,774 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This first volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi includes preliminary information on Alchemy including initiation of a discpiple, laboratory setup, mercurial operations and commonly used technical terms. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (鈥渢he ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sanskrit verses dealing with ancient Indian alchemy and chem...
Part 14 - Mercurial operations (12): Movement of mercury (sancharana)
Mercury (made capable of swallowing metals etc.), if rubbed in a hot mortar with mica, gold, iron etc., each one triti in weight, in sour juice made of juices of lime fruit and of bijapura, or in old kanji, moves (sancharana) like an earth worm.
Conclusion:
This concludes 鈥楳ercurial operations (12): Movement of mercury (sancharana)鈥� included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: 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.