70 SANSKRIT MATERIA MLD1CA 



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Vrihat Vanyesvara rasa} Take of prepared tin, mercury, 

 silver and talc, sulphur and camphor each two tolas, prepared 

 gold and pearls, each half a tola, mix them together, soak the 

 mixture in the juice of Eclipta prostrata (kesardjd), and, make into 

 four grain- pills. This medicine is said to cure all sorts of urinary 

 diseases, and to act as an alterative tonic. It is given in diabetes 

 with the juice of the ripe fruit of FictM ylouierata {ujdmnba rci) . 



Svarnavanga. 2 Take of mercury, sulphur and tin, equal parts, 

 and rub them together, then take sal-ammoniac in quantity equal 

 to all the above ingredients and rub together in a mortar. 

 Introduce the mixture in a glass bottle and expose to heat in a 

 sand-bath. The resulting powder called Stoma Variga or golden 

 preparation of tin has a beautiful golden lustre and flaky texture. 

 It is given in urinary complaints in doses of five to ten grains 

 with honey and the juice of emblic myrobalans. This preparation 

 is the bisulphuret of tin or mosaic gold "used in the arts as a 

 bronze powder especially for the manufacture of paper hangings. 

 It is noticed by Pereira. The Sanscrit text for its preparation 

 quoted below, is taken from a manuscript compilation in the 

 possession of Kaviraja Benod Lai Sen. It is evidently a recent 

 innovation if not an imitation of the European preparation. 





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