History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c18.s4.t1.2

v1.c18.s4.t1.2

The 19th chapter of this text had dealt about the internal uses of Mercury. It is clearly mentioned here that if mercurial compounds for achieving Rasāyana effects are used without subjecting with kṣetrikaraṇa procedure then these neither produce desired effects in the body nor prove beneficial to the human tissues, instead produce various kinds of doṣas (toxic effects) all over the body.