Rasratna Samucchay

Author(s): Manikyadevsuri
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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(8) (17) Mercury mixed with the essence of juice of Takşaki
(Nāgavelli ?) (a kind of plant), closed in a protected vessel (Kettle) and heated by the flame of fire goes up. Thus say the purifiers.
(9) (18) Medicine prepared with Aloe, Vāruņi (Indravāruņi)
==Citrus colocynthis, Terminalia chebula, the juice of pipad, and Sulphur, dissolved in mustard-seed oil, and Rasāṁsayut (mercury=(part) (payavarga). with water of amrţa=guduci (Tinospora cordifolia) cures fever.
Take Eliyā (Aloe) bhā, 4, Ankalakara-Dadhikarañ-jaka)
(Alangium lamarku) bhā 4, Sarsapataila-gālita gaṁdhaka (Sulphur melted (disolued) in mustard seed oil) bhā 4, Suddharasa (Pure mercury) bhä 1, having rubbed them with the juice of Indravaruni, pills measuring 2 Valas are to be made. In an acute fever one pill is to be given to the suffering patient with the juice of amstavalli (guduci) (Tinospora cordifolia).
(10) (19) A pill of grapes, Aloe and himaja (a kind of black small
Terminalia Chebula)., measuring valā 2, if drunk (taken) with water, kills (cures) the rise of fever by making the bowels clear (removing the dirt).
(11) (20) A medicine cooked on fire with a part of Sa indhava
(rock salt) and milk of vajra (Euphorbia nibuia), having the quantity (measure) of 2 vālas, if taken, cures (kills) fever by purging the bowels of the patient. Diets are Dadhikarambaka (Curd and rice) and gruel. On rice with clarifice better?
This rasa (medicine) is called Kaparddika.
(21) Take killed sulphur 6 times more than Datura, mercury three
times more than Datura, Sulphur two times more than mercury, thus when they are rubbed with milk of citraka for a day become (they) the essence.