Chapter 5 Mercury Tonics (Rasāyana) in Sanskrit Medical Literature

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Author(s)
Wujastyk, Dagmar
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European Research Council (ERC); EU collection
Language
English
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Abstract
This chapter will provide a brief survey of the uses of mercury preparations in rasāyana therapy, discussing their position within rejuvenation therapy in regard to other rasāyana formulations and exploring their link with Indian alchemical traditions.
Book
Soulless Matter, Seats of Energy
URI
https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38648
Keywords
History; Indian medicine; therapy; Alchemy; Ayurveda; Charaka Samhita; Copper; Humorism; Iron; Mercury (element); Sanskrit; Sulfur
ISBN
9781781791288; 9781781791295; 9781781794364; 9781781794371
Publisher
Equinox
Publication date and place
2016
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Pages
21
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
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