A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s3.t1.3

v3.c49.s3.t1.3

Chapter one (rasavijñānīya; 58 verses) gives an account of mercury, its impurities (doṣa),¹²⁶ eight saṃskāras, the preparation of mercury from cinnabar (hiṅgula), some rasayogas, cinnabar, and girisindūra.¹²⁷ Chapter two (gandhakavijñānīya; 5 verses) describes sulphur, its purification, and a recipe. Chapter three (lohavijñānīya; 186 verses) is about the dhātus:¹²⁸ suvarṇa (gold; 1–24), rajata (silver; 25–34ab), tāmra (copper; 34cd–47), pittala (brass; 48–53), kāṃsya (bronze; 54–56), mākṣī-ka (57–72ab), tuttha (72cd–82), nīlakalka (in Hindī),¹²⁹ vaṅga (tin; 83–101ab), nāga (lead; 101cd–108ab), sindūra (108cd–109), mṛddāraśṛṅga (110–112), safedā (in Hindī),¹³⁰ sauvirāñjana (113–115ab), yaśada (zinc; 115cd–120ab), puṣpāñjana (120cd–121), rasaka (122–128), loha (iron; 129–147) and maṇḍūra (148–151ab), vimala (151cd–156), kāśīśa (157–164ab), gairika (164cd–168), gile armanī (in Hindī),¹³¹ gile makhtūm (in Hindī),¹³² abhraka (169–182ab), and ayaskānta (182cd–186). Chapter four (mallavijñānīya; 15 verses) is concerned with malla or gurīpāṣāṇa