The text says the bound, purified and perfected king of mercury (rasaraja) is transferred (sankramati) by beeswax mixed with svarnamakshika, crow dung (kakavit), nalika (the commentary: a kind of fragrant substance), buffalo ear-wax, woman's milk, the paravati tree, meshashringi and borax powder. The verse also names man's blood and vatapi, which the commentary does not list.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- रससंक्रामण
- Hindi
- रस संक्रमण औषध
- English
- Beeswax mixture for the transfer of mercury
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Beeswax (madhuchchhishta)मोम (मधूच्छिष्ट) | मधूच्छिष्ट / मोम | Not stated |
| Pyrite (makshika)सोनामाखी (माक्षिक) | माि़ाक / सोनामखी | Not stated |
| Crow dung (kakavit)काकविट् | काकविट्क / काकविट् | Not stated |
| Nalika (a fragrant substance)नली | नलिका / नली | Not stated |
| Buffalo ear-waxभैंस का कर्णामल | कर्णामलं माहिषं / भैंस का कर्णामल | Not stated |
| Breast milkस्त्री का दूध | स्त्री़ी / स्त्रीदुग्ध | Not stated |
| Human blood | ऱातजं नरस्य | Not stated |
| Parapati treeपारावतीवृक्ष | पारापती / पारावतीवृ़ा | Not stated |
| Meshashringiमेढसिंगी | श्रृंगी / मेढा सिंगी | Not stated |
| Borax (tankana)सुहागा (टंकण) | टंकणचूर्ण / ठंकण (सुहागा) चूर्ण | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are mixed into beeswax.
मेढा सिंगी, ठंकण (सुहागा) चूर्ण इनसे मिश्रित मोम से उस रसराज का संक्रमण होता है।
श्रृंगीटंकणचूर्णमिश्रितमधूच्छिष्टेन संक्रामति॥ 54॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 24 · p. 580 · v. 54.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 made to pass into metals (sankramana)?
With the juices of five plants (the commentary: musta, palasha, gorakhmundi, betel and milky-sap trees), and, for the perfected king of mercury, with beeswax mixed with svarnamakshika, crow dung, nalika, buffalo ear-wax, woman's milk, the paravati tree, meshashringi and borax powder.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The commentary ends on PDF 653. The verse's स्त्री़ीऱातजं नरस्य is read here as woman's milk and man's blood; the commentary names only स्त्रीदुग्ध.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 24
- Extraction tasks
- T27
- Record id
- method_rasa_sankramana_aushadha_p652