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    Rasa shà„stra : the hidden art of medical alchemy / Andrew Mason ; foreword by Vaidya Atreya Smith.

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    • Title:Rasa shà„stra : the hidden art of medical alchemy / Andrew Mason ; foreword by Vaidya Atreya Smith.
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    • Author/Creator:Mason, Andrew (Ayurvedic therapist), author.
    • Published/Created:London ; Philadelphia : Singing Dragon, 2014.
      ©2014

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Medicine, Ayurvedic.
      Alchemy--Asia.
    • Medical Subjects: Alchemy.
      Medicine, Ayurvedic.
      Mercury Compounds--therapeutic use.
      Metals--therapeutic use.
      Minerals--therapeutic use.
    • Description:556 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781848191075 (alk. paper)
      1848191073 (alk. paper)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
      2. Return to Sri Lanka
      3. Practical
      4. Journey to the Factory
      5. Setting up Shop
      6. Contents
      7. Final Result
      8. Return
      Notes
      pt. I What is Rasa Shastra? Sagar Manthan (Churning of the Milky Ocean)
      Section 1 Overview of Ayurveda
      1.1. Ancient Technology
      1.2. Origins
      1.3. Rasa Shastra
      1.4. Health and Longevity in Ayurveda
      1.5. Sadkiryakalas
      1.6. Ojas and Sapta Dhatu
      1.7. Actions of Taste
      1.8. Sadupakarmas
      1.9. Pancakarma
      1.10. Patients Unsuited for Samsodhana
      Section 2 Metals and Metal-working
      2.1. Metallurgy and Healing
      2.2. Loha (Metal)
      2.3. Ariloha and Dhalana
      2.4. Metallic Immune Booster
      Section 3 Visha (Toxins)
      3.1. Origins of Visha
      3.2. Visha as Antidote
      3.3. Signs of Visha
      3.4. Visha as Medicine
      3.5. Caste of Visha
      3.6. Snake Venom
      Notes
      pt. II Workshop, Equipment, Method and Apparatus
      Section 4 Siting of Rasashala
      4.1. Siting of the Workshop
      4.2. Sarpa (Snakes)
      4.3. Modern Interpretations
      4.4. Celestial Considerations
      4.5. Final Note
      Section 5 Selection of Apprentices
      5.1. Alchemist and Apprentice
      5.2. Samudrik Shastra
      5.3. Hast Rekha Shastra
      5.4. Shodhana (Purification)
      Section 6 Preparation of Medicines
      6.1. Testing of Alchemical Preparations
      6.2. Mercury (A Special Case)
      6.3. Khalwa Yantra (Pestle and Mortar)
      6.4. Automation (Man vs. Machine)
      6.5. Mediums Used for Bhavana
      6.6. Marana (Calcination)
      6.7. Puta Paka (Temperature)
      6.8. Pisti (Anagnitapta Bhasma)
      6.9. Anupana: Vehicle of Delivery
      Notes
      pt. III Materials, Formula and Processing Rasa Materials: Quick Reference Guide
      Section 7 Mercury
      7.1. Use of Mercury-based Medicines
      7.2. Origins of Mercury and its Impurities
      7.3. Transmutation of Base Metals
      7.4. Extraction of Mercury from Cinnabar
      7.5. Ancient Tibetan Sources of Mercury
      7.6. Common Purification of Mercury
      7.7. Kajjali (Black Sulphide of Mercury)
      7.8. Rasa Parpati
      7.9. Makara Dwaja (Mercuric Sulphide)
      7.10. Mercury: Planet and Metal
      7.11. Hingula (Cinnabar)
      7.12. Summing Up and Dangers of Mercury
      Section 8 Minerals
      8.1. Use of Mineral-based Medicines
      8.2. Sulphur
      8.3. Bitumen
      8.4. Arsenic Trisulphide
      8.5. Rasa Maanikya
      Section 9 Metals
      9.1. Use of Metal-based Medicines
      9.2. Copper
      9.3. Tin
      9.4. Zinc
      Section 10 Gemstones
      10.1. Origins and Use of Gemstone-based Medicines
      10.2. Diamond
      10.3. Red Agate
      10.4. Blue Sapphire
      Section 11 Animal Products
      11.1. Use of Animal Products as Medicines
      11.2. Deer Horn
      11.3. Pearl
      11.4. Peacock Feather
      Section 12 Plants
      12.1. Use of Plant-based Medicines
      12.2. Dattura
      12.3. Aconite
      12.4. Bhallataka (Bhilawan Nut)
      Section 13 Living Tradition of Herbo-Mineral Medicines
      13.1. Rasa Formulae
      13.2. Rasa Shastra in Therapy: Memorial Herbal Immunotherapy Research and Cancer Information Centre, Niripola, Hanwella, Sri Lanka
      13.3. Research into Rasa
      13.4. Rasa Shastra in the Media
      13.5. Contamination
      13.6. Conclusion
      Notes
      pt. IV Celestial Connections
      Section 14 Introduction
      14.1. Visit to a Sri Lankan Shaman
      14.2. Jyotish: The Science of Light
      Section 15 Ayanamsa
      15.1. Ayanamsa: 0° Aries
      15.2. Applying Ayanamsa
      Section 16 Introduction to Medical Astrology
      16.1. Story of the Kalapurusha (Medical Astrology)
      16.2. Health in the Zodiac
      Section 17 Signs of the Zodiac
      17.1. Planet/Sign Rulership
      17.2. Element, Dosha and Karma
      17.3. Orientation, Strength and Disposition of Signs
      Section 18 Planets
      18.1. Introduction to the Graha (Planets)
      18.2. Surya(Sun)
      18.3. Chandra (Moon)
      18.4. Buddha (Mercury)
      18.5. Kuja(Mars)
      18.6. Shukra (Venus)
      18.7. Guru (Jupiter)
      18.8. Shani (Saturn)
      18.9. Rahu and Ketu
      18.10. Mandi(Upagraha)
      18.11. Friendships, Enmity and Neutrality of Planets
      Section 19 Pacifying the Graha
      19.1. Propitiation
      19.2. Planetary Gemstones
      19.3. Nava Ratna
      19.4. Yagyas and Yantras
      Section 20 Houses and Signs
      20.1. Introduction
      20.2. Signs
      20.3. Houses
      20.4. Special Houses
      Section 21 Nakshatra
      21.1. 27 Nakshatras
      21.2. Moon, Soma and Nakshatra
      21.3. Nakshatrapurusha
      Section 22 In Conclusion
      22.1. Directing Outcomes: The Demon King of Lanka
      22.2. Jyotish and Rasa Shastra
      22.3. Summing Up
      Notes.
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