A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s16.72

v3.c48.s16.72

Chapter eight is concerned with the colouring of the product resulting from jāraṇa of a grāsa. Jāraṇa of abhraka gives the product the colour of the variety of abhraka that was used (1–2). Several other methods are described. The saṃskāra by means of which colouring (rañjana or kṛṣṭi) is achieved is called sāraṇa. A coloured mercurial product is able to transmit its colour to various metals (18).