Rasendracudamani 11.1

11.1

Rcūm, 11
{uparasāḥ}
gandhāśmatālatuvarīkunaṭīsauvīrakaṅkuṣṭhakhecaragairikanāmadheyāḥ /
uktā budhairuparasāśca rasāyanāste tairbaddhapāradavaro na rasāyanaḥ syāt //

Rasendracūḍāmaṇi, 11
Named sulphur, orpiment, alum, red realgar, stibnite, kaṅkuṣṭha, talc, and red ochre,
These secondary minerals are declared by the wise to be rejuvenators; the excellent mercury bound by them would be the supreme rejuvenator.