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The verse lists the habitual use of a single taste among the causes that bring on the doshas, to be avoided.

Mercury (rasa, parada) is said to be also called rasaraja.

In its survey of the Vedic period the introduction says the story of the sage Cyavana supports a formula (yoga) that restores youth.

The text defines rasa as the extremely subtle essence of food that is made of the five elements, of four kinds, endowed with the six tastes, with eight or two kinds of potency and many…

Astringent vegetables are listed among the causes of vāta aggravation.

Bitter vegetables (the commentary writes तीखा for the verse's tikta) are listed among the causes of vāta aggravation.

Excessive use of pungent things is listed among the causes of pitta aggravation.

Excessive use of salty things is listed among the causes of pitta aggravation.

Excessive use of sour things is listed among the causes of pitta aggravation.

The processing of mercury is described as threefold, murcchana (swooning), marana (killing, making bhasma) and bandhana (binding), each with a different result.

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…

Before binding mercury, a house (rasashala) is to be built first, in the bright fortnight of uttarayana, at an auspicious muhurta with a good lagna, moon-strength and karana, in an…

A regimen of rice, ghee, curd, sugarcane products such as jaggery and milk, seasonal purification of the body by emesis, purgation and the like, self-restraint, exercise, compassion for all…

The text calls faulty the one-sided views of those who see substance, taste, potency and post-digestive effect as separate: if taste, potency and vipaka were different from the substance…

The after-drink for a rasāyana is the decoction of the same drug, as triphala decoction with the triphala rasāyana; or decoctions of bhallātaka, guḍūcī, grapes or triphala, which suit…

The introduction says meat, like wine and honey, is used in no medicinal formula of the Kalyāṇakāraka, because obtaining it involves killing living beings and its renunciation is needed to…

Bound siddha mercury (the verse: two pala; the commentary: one pala) is put into a good iron vessel with one pala of ghee prepared with triphala water, cooked on a very mild fire, and two…

The text says mercury is killed (marana, made into bhasma) with the juice of wood-apple (kapittha) fruit, and is killed quickly with gobandhana, the sticky juice of palasha seeds, cumin or…

The twenty-fourth chapter (pariccheda) begins here. From the next page on its running head names it the section on mercury and rasayana accomplishment (rasarasayanasiddhadhikara).

Protecting the body well increases life span, and with life and body the strength of the senses grows; for one who lacks life and bodily strength all wealth is useless, while one who has…

After the fire treatment sarana is to be done: with the oil fit for sarana an equal measure of liquid gold is added; after sarana a globule (gulika) is made, which is then given sarana…