Hingulottha Parada: A Traditional Mercury Extraction Method
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Rasahastra, is said to be a divine science in the field of Ayurveda. It is the science of making formulations of mineral origin for therapeutic use. Parad i.e. liquid silver is the backbone of this science. Hingulottha parad i.e. extracted parad (mercury) from Hingula (Cinnabr) is a speciality of this science i.e. Rasashastra. Hingulottha parad is said to be like Ashtasanskarit parad and no purification is required further. Hence, this extraction method keeps a very big importance in the field of Ayurveda. Hingula (cinnabar) is the most prominent ore of mercury since ages. To obtain quicksilver (parad) from Hingula,so many methods and principles are adapted like Urdhva patana(upward sublimation),Adhah patana(downward sublimation),Tiryak patana(Transverse sublimation).Here Urdhwapatana method is applied for extraction of mercury from Hingula by the Damaru yantra,which is discussed in this paper. In the present study extraction of mecury from Hingula was done three times, % of Hingulottha parad was 41.67% .The cause of less percentage of mercury may be due to unavoidable reasons like heating pattern or non-dissociation of mercury from Hingula by this method which is not clear. The object of this paper is to present an insight into extraction process and the discussion of its utility and limitations of this method.
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Anamika Shukla, Jyoti Singh
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