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Herb
Vrishchika
बिधुवा घास · वृश्चिका
Mica used with arama-shitala and vrishchika (the commentary: bidhuva grass) is said to digest the mercury well.
Condition
Scorpion sting (vrishchika visha)
वृश्चिक विष (बिच्छू का डंक) · वृश्चिकविष
Scorpions are said to carry poison in their saliva and faeces.
Herb
Vrishchikali
वृश्चिकाली
Procedure
Feeding mica to mercury with arama-shitala and vrishchika
पारे को अभ्रक का ग्रास
The verse says that with arama-shitala, vrishchika and similar plants mica is to be fed to the mercury as its food; the commentary says that mica used with arama-shitala and bidhuva grass…
Glossary entry
दहन
चीता
हिन्दी: चीता, भिलावा · मराठी: बिबवा, चित्रक, वृश्चिकाली, अगर, गुगुळ, कांजीचा भेद
Glossary entry
वृश्चिकाली
हिन्दी: वृश्चिकाली · मराठी: थोर आग्या, लघु मेढसिंगी
Ingredient
Pitta-destroying group of drugs
पित्तनाशक गण
The pitta-destroying group is kunduru, neem, clove, liquorice, sahadevi, gangeran, vidari tuber, kakoli, vrishchikali, rasaunt, mahua flowers, vetiver, mango, banana, musta, hribera, lotus,…
Topic
The pitta-destroying group of drugs
पित्तनाशक गण
Kunduru, neem, clove, liquorice, sahadevi, gangeran, vidari tuber, kakoli, vrishchikali, rasaunt, mahua flowers, vetiver, mango, banana, musta, hribera, lotus, jalabet, sandalwood,…
Topic
Uses of mercury with mica
अभ्रक सहित पारद का प्रयोजन · पारद प्रयोजन
Matsyakshi, girikarnika, shikhishikha, jangharuha and kshirini (the commentary: machheci, white kinihi, shikhi, kalihari, janghavriksha and milky-sap trees) are said to bring about the…