A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c50.s7.4

v3.c50.s7.4

Five gatis of mercury are described: jalaga, hamsaga, malaga, dhūmaga, and jīvagati; the first four are visible, whereas jīvagati is invisible (1.81–83). The eight mahārasas are: abhraka, vaikrānta, mākṣika, vimala, adrija (= śilājatu), sasyaka, capala, and rasaka; rājāvarta, included in this group in the Rasendracūḍāmaṇi, is omitted, while capala has been added (2.1); mākṣika or tāpya is described as found along the river Tāpī and in the countries of the Cīnas, Kirātas and Yavanas (2.73). The eight uparasas consist of: gandhāśman (= gandhaka), gairika, kāṅkṣī, (harit)āla, (manaḥ)śilā, añjana, and kaṅkuṣṭha (3.1); the eight sādhāraṇarasas are: kampilla,113 gaurīpāṣāṇa, navasāraka, kaparda, vahnijāra, girisindūra, hīṅgula, and mṛddāraśṛṅga (3.126–127). Rājāvarta is regarded as one of the ratnas (4.75–81).