Rasratna Samucchay

Author(s): Manikyadevsuri
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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Hooker), Jvalana (Citraka=plumbago Zeylanica) and Reņuka=Justicia parviflora=Vāvadingo=Embelia Rubes= Babreng).
The pill (golak) is prepared with the dust (powder) of copper, iron, poison, mercury and sulphur and (prepared) with good rasa (mercury ?).
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This pill cures cough, dysponea-balā Saṁgrahaņi (Chronic dyspepsia), anaemia, dysentery, jaundice, stiffness, (Stabdha nāhān), colic pain, loss of appetite, fever, etc.
The pill 'made of Sulphur, mercury, powder of clove, Caryophyllus aromaticus elāci (Elettaria Cardamomum), Tvak (cinnamomum zeylamicun), grains of navāyasa loha (oxide of iron), poison (of snake), prepared with molasses, according to rules, is the killer (curer) of cough, mucus and the mother of creating (generating) appetite (i. e. creates appetite.)
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Gourd, Kanjikā (sour rice water?), vegetables, prepared with oil, salty food and grams, are to be given up. In this rasa the size of the pill should be of the size of a gram.
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The pill called Visveśvara (is) prepared with goracana (scented naval of deer or cow ?) sulphur, Kaņāla (pipal ?), mercury, poison, Kșāra (natron or borax), asthika (gem or stone), Iāngalī (gloriosa (superba), siṁ hibija (seed of Adhatoda vasika), Madhuka (Bassia latifolia), Bola (Hirabola=commiphora myrrha), nakhara vyāla (tiger's nail), indu (camphor), pāțha (cyclea pellata) and ginger, rubbed with juice of vitex negundo (Nirgundi) Then this medicine made of the size of black Kola (Zuzube) is the curer (opposer) of paralysis it conquers in this world.
Now Mahābhairava Rasah
50. Mahābhairavarasa rasa is prepared with mercury and lead
combined with sulphur, roasted (heated) in Agnisomayantra 21 times.