Rasa-Jala-Nidhi or Ocean of Indian Chemistry and Alchemy
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These four volumes form part of a series of >.n v.?lumes to be published on this subject of Indian clleinistry and alchemy. In all these volumes the j*riginal Sanskrit text is first quoted and this is followed by an English translation. Volume I deals mainly with Mercury, its attributes, purification, different operations the metal, different preparations of mercury and l"eir uses, as well as the description of some of the aPparatus used. Some processes for the transformation ?f base metals into silver and gold are also described. Volume II deals with inorganic compounds like mica, Pyrites, saltpetre, salts of copper and iron, calamine, ^Iphur, sulphides of arsenic, antimony and mercury and metals like gold, silver and copper. The therapeutic uses of all the preparations are mentioned under e&ch head. Volume III deals with the preparations and PSes of metals like iron, zinc, tin and lead, alloys like brass and bell-metal, gems like diamond, emerald, ruby, Pearl, sapphire, quartz, coral, amethyst, etc., alkalies, inorganic salts, inorganic and organic poisons and^ semiPoisons, and finally about some alcoholic liquors. Volume IV starts with diet, dress, bath, etc., and passes on to different diseases and their treatment. Different kinds of fever, fever with diarrhoea, chronic diarrhoea, cholera, piles and diseases affecting the abdomen are all discussed and their treatment suggested. The methods of preparation of the medicines used are given in some detail and in some cases the _ necessary diet is also suggested. These medicines, which are mostly inorganic in nature, are taken with different adjuncts as is the custom in indigenous systems. In compiling these volumes, the author has taken a lot of pains to collect much useful information in a form convenient for a wider section of the public both in India and abroad and he has thus earned the gratitude of all by this monumental work.
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