Killed mercury (mrita rasa) rubbed with gold is taken daily by the patient, according to the measure (strength) of the doshas, in well-boiled milk with jaggery; afterwards woman's milk is given as nasya and the body is massaged by women's hands. The text says the mercury then pervades all parts of the body, that rubbing with gold gives more vigour and freedom from disease, and that a rasayana regimen should be followed daily along with it.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मृतरस
- Hindi
- मृतरस सेवन विधि
- English
- Killed mercury taken with gold, milk and jaggery
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury (parada)पारा (पारद) | मृतरस | दोषपरिमाणमेव / दोषों के प्रमाण (बलाबल) के अनुसार · according to the measure (strength) of the doshas |
| Gold (svarna)सोना (स्वर्ण) | कनत्कनक / सुवर्ण | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | विपक्वपयस् / पके हुए दूध | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
| Breast milkस्त्री का दूध | इष्टवनितापय / स्त्री दुग्ध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The killed mercury is rubbed with gold.
भावार्थ : दोषों के प्रमाण (बलाबल) के अनुसार मृतरस को सुवर्ण से घिसकर अच्छी तरह पके हुए दूध में गुड के साथ रोज रोगी सेवन करें।
How it is used
Taken daily in well-boiled milk with jaggery, followed by a nasya of woman's milk and massage of the body by women's hands.
तदनंतर स्त्री दुग्ध का नस्य देना चाहिए। बाद में स्त्रियों के हाथ से शरीर का मर्दन कराना चाहिए।
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
पिबेन्मृतरसं तु दोषपरिमाणमेवातुरो, विपक्वपयसा गुडेन सहितेन नित्यं नर:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 24 · p. 570 · v. 6-7.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
Questions and answers
With what does the text say mercury is swooned and killed, and how is the killed mercury taken?
It is swooned by grinding with old jaggery and killed with wood-apple juice, or quickly with gobandhana, sticky palasha-seed juice, cumin or kuchi seeds; the killed mercury, rubbed with gold, is taken daily in well-boiled milk with jaggery according to the measure of the doshas.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
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- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 24
- Extraction tasks
- T27
- Record id
- formulation_mritarasa_sevana_p642