SO SANSKBIX MATE1UA UEDlCA. 



brick dust, chalk, alum, rock salt, earth from ant hill, kshdri 

 lavana (impure sulphate of soda) and bhdndaraujaka, or red eartli 

 used in colouring pots, in equal part?, rub together and strain 

 through cloth. Place the mixture in an earthen pot, cover it 



with another pot, face to face, and lute the two together with 

 layers of clay and cloth. The pots so luted are then placed on 

 fire, and heated for four days, after which they are opened, and 

 the white camphor-like deposit in the upper pot is collected 

 lor use. 



3. Pita bhasma. The yellow preparation called l J itabhaxiua [ 

 is directed to be prepared as follows. Take of mercury and 

 sulphur equal parts, rub them together for seven days with the 

 juice of bhumydmalaki ( Phyllanthws nernri) and hastisundl 

 (HcUotropuim Indicum). Place the mixture in a covered crucible, 

 and heat it in a sand-bath for twelve hours. The result will be 

 a yellow compound. 



4. Itakta bhasma. The red preparation called llalctabhasw" 

 or Ram sindnra 2 is prepared in a variety of way*. The following 

 is one of them. Take of mercury and sulphur equal parts, rub 

 together with the juice of the red buds of Ficus Beugalensis (void) 

 for three days successively, introduce the mixture within a bottle 

 and heat it in a sand-bath for twelve hours. A red deposit will 



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