Rasamanjari 2.50

2.50

mārito dehasiddhyarthaṃ mūrchito vyādhighātane /
rasabhasma kvacidroge dehārthaṃ mūrchitaṃ kvacit /
baddho dvābhyāṃ prayuñjīta śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā //

[Mercury] calcined is for bodily perfection; swooned, it is for the destruction of diseases.
Mercury ash is used in some diseases, swooned [mercury] in others for the body;
bound [mercury] one should employ for both, according to the procedure prescribed in the treatises.