[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Alchemy and Iatrochemistry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa) › [Tantric alchemical scriptures and works of the Rasasiddhas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha) › [Anandakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda) › 1.23.58 # Anandakanda 1.23.58 Ānandakanda 1.23.58 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.23.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23.58) bhasmīkṛte mūlikābhirjāraṇārahito rasaḥ / dehe lohe na yojyaḥ syādyojyo bheṣajakarmaṇi // > When it is reduced to ash by roots without the process of digestion, the mercury / cannot be employed for the body or base metals; it is to be employed in medicinal treatment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.23.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23.57) - [Next: 1.23.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23.59) - [Up: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda~en-mt.1.23.58) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23.58) · Pramāṇa