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(68) Take orpiment pai. 1 and powder of black pepper pai, 1. go on mixing 1-1 paisa bhār of pepper for 20 days, (take) only 1 rati of that orpiment, Appetite (will be there, if it is taken), nourshment of all elements. All diseases will go away,
(69) Rub mercury pai. 5, Cinnabar pai. 14, and green vitriol (Kastsa) pai. 1 in the asava (essence) of grapes (Sarko) pai. 6 bhār. Rubbing them in the essence of grapes, dry up the whole thing, rub it in the ripe leaf of Calotropis gigantea. Next (put the whole thing into an earthen bowl) and put 3 layers of cloth and clay over it. Dry it up and give it gajaputāgni, Next give 7 putas to the essence with the milk of Calotropis gigantea. The prepared thing if taken, creates sexual appetite. There takes place the nourishment of strength.;
(70) Rub mercury tā 5 in the juice of sweet bottle gourd (Ladgenaria vulgaris). Make lump of it, grind fresh lime and make galo ' with jarādı 2 of am earthen vessel (Kuladāni). Make Khato 3 into that. Put the lump of mercury into that, next give juice of sweet bottle gourd from above and close it up. Put it into an earthen vessel. Give it fire below it. Lump gets burnt and becomes ash. On its getting cold, take it out, that mercury gets incinerated. It makes many benefits.
. (71) Rub mercury tā. 5 and cinnabar tā. 5 with the kernal (garbha) of a ripe (Aegale Marmelos), rub them with the milk of cow pai. 1 bhār,. In this way do it for 7 days. Next taking out the kernal of the second wood apple, put it into that, seal it up, put 7 layers of wax and cloth over it, and give it gajapuțägni by filling the pit with dry dung of goat, up to 21 days. On its getting cold, take it out. 4rati of the essence (thus prepared) is the rule in its taking;
(72) Rub mercury to. 1 and the essence of mica to. į in two juicesthe juice of Marahathi and Wedelia calendrulacea (Bhāngra) and give the drop (tùyā) to them for 1 prahara. The lump of mercury and mica becomes fire-proved. (fire-bearing),
(73) Give tūya (drops) of the juice of the inner bark of Sālahı to mercury for 1 prahara, rub it for 1 prahara; it becomes butter-like.
(74) Quench copper into the juice of the inner bark of the root of Horse Radish tree (Saraghuanā). Next give it gajaputāgni for 4 praharas by putting it into an earthen vessel. There will be best copper. 1, Not clear, 2. Not clear. 3. Not clear,
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