A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s16.4

v3.c48.s16.4

The subjects of the chapters⁸⁶ are: (1) the manufacture of śṛṅkhalārasa by subjecting mercury (rasa) to eighteen saṃskāras (12–223); (2) various rājīs (224–242);⁸⁷ (3) khāparasattvapātana (the extraction of the essence of khāpara; 243–249);⁸⁸ (4) manaḥśilāsattvapātana (the extraction of the essence of manaḥśilā; 250–253); (5) ṣaḍlohadrutikaraṇa (druti of the six metals; 254–269); (6) ṣaḍlohamāraṇa (killing of the six metals; 270–275); (7) hīrakābhasmīkaraṇa (the preparation of diamonds for jāraṇa; 276–297ab); (8) hīrakabhasmīkaraṇa (the preparation of the bhasman of diamonds; 297cd–320); (9) gandhakaśodhana (the purification of sulphur; 321–324); (10) gandhakapīṭhīnirmāṇa (the preparation of a powdered form of sulphur; 325–334); (11) gandhakatailanirmāṇa (the preparation of sulphur oil; 335–339); (12) hemakaraṇa (the making of gold; 340–357); (13) vārigandhakajaharpīṭhīnirmāṇa (the preparation of a liquefied form of sulphur; 358–364); (14) and (15) gandhakadrutipīṭhī (the making of gold by means of liquefied sulphur, called vārigandhaka or gandhakadruti; 365–374); (16) tālakaśodhana (the purification of tālaka; 375–383); (17) śuddhatālākakarman (the uses of purified tālaka; 384–403); (18) abhakadruti (the liquefaction of mica; 404–426); (19) abhakadrutikarman (the uses of liquefied mica; 427–438); (20) hemavajrabhasmabhūnāgasattvakarmanirūpaṇa (the preparation of a product suitable for deha- and lohasiddhi out of gold, vajrabhasman and the essence of bhūnāga; 439–458); (21) guṭikājanapāradādīnāṃ sevanavidhiḥ and bālavādiniguṭikānirmāṇa (the preparation of guṭikās, añjanas, etc.; 459–478).