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Mineralखनिज

Mica (abhraka)

अभ्रक (अभ्रक) · अभ्रक

Extracted from the textNeeds a trained practitioner1 reference

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
अभ्रकअभ्रगगनमेघअम्बरघनहेमाभ्रकपटलिकपटुवज्रक
Hindi
अभ्रकअबरकभोडलपीला अभ्रक
English
Micamicaabhraka
Romanized
abhrakaabrak

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Classification1

  • In the mica process the text names yellow mica (hemabhraka) together with patalika and patuvajraka.

    Chapter 24 · p. 574 · v. 22Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Safety

  • Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
  • Editorial safety note: professional_supervision. This is a library classification, not a statement from the source.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.

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Organs and systems mentioned

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Topics of the text that discuss it

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Greatness of perfected mercury: preparations for usePlant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, letter section भ (entries 1–16: भद्रक to भ्रमर)Plant glossary, अ entries 34–57 (अभ्रक to इक्षफल)Plant glossary, व section, entries 1–53 (वकुला to व्योष)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)Procedures with mica and tikshna ironStrengthening mercuryThe three processes of mercuryUses of mercury with mica

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 20 times on 12 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

What senses does the glossary give for नाग?

Tin, lead, नागकेशर, the पुन्नाग tree, मोथा, पान, poison, बचनाग, अभ्रक, नागबला, मेदा and ivory, among others.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • The verse reads हेमाभ्रकं पटलिकं पटुवज्रकारुयं; the text does not say whether these are three kinds of mica or one described kind.

Quick facts

Content type
Mineral
Categories
Mineral
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
12
Chapters
Chapter 24
Extraction tasks
T27
Record id
ingredient_abhraka