The text says the juices of five plants, kanta, meghaninadika, shravanika, tambula and sankshirini, which the commentary names musta, palasha, gorakhmundi, betel and milky-sap trees, always cause mercury to pass into (sankramaka) the kinds of metal. Mercury mixed with their paste (the verse speaks of their juice and paste mixed with payas, and of heating), smeared on leaves and applied, the commentary says, to a mirror, pervades it by itself.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- रससंक्रमण
- Hindi
- रस संक्रमण
- English
- Transfer (sankramana) of mercury with five plant juices
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury (parada)पारा (पारद) | सद्रस / पारा | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | कांता / मोथा | Not stated |
| Palasha (flame of the forest)ढाक (पलाश) | मेघनिनादिका / पलाश | Not stated |
| Mundi (identity uncertain)महाश्रवणी | श्रवणिका / गोरखमुणडी | Not stated |
| Tambula (betel leaf)पान (तांबूल) | तांबूल | Not stated |
| Panchavalkala (five barks)पंचवल्कल | सं़ीरिणी / दूधिया वृ़ा | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The plant pastes are mixed with mercury and smeared on leaves, which are applied to a mirror.
इनके साथ कल्क मिलाकर पारा मिलावें और पत्ो में लेपनकर दर्पण में लगावें तो अपने आप व्याप्त होता है।
कांता मेघनिनादिकाश्रवणिकातांबूलसं़ीरिणी-।Source wording as converted, Chapter 24 · p. 578 · v. 45.Safety
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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
- Verse number printed yz and read as 45.
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_p650