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CRITICAL REVIEW OF RASARATNA SAMUCCHAYA; A COMPREHNSIVE TREATISE OF INDIAN ALCHEMY

Dr. Nitin Malik* BAMS, (MD) Rasa Shastra Evam Bhaishajya Kalpana

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Abstract

Rasaratna Samucchaya is an Indian Sanskrit treatise on alchemy. Rasa Ratna Samucchaya was written by Rasa vagbhatta. Deepika teeka of Rasa Ratna Samucchaya written by Pandit Hazari Lal Shukla. The commentator has emphasized to ex- plain many anukta concepts and has given a critical view on certain controversial topic. Thus, Rasa Ratna samuc- chaya is an essential and mandatory book for those who aspire to gain basic and thorough knowledge about Rasashastra and considered to be one among the indispensable reference books.

Keywords: Herbo-mineral formulations, Rasaratna Samuccaya, Rasasastra, Suratnojivala commentary, Rasa vagbhatta, Deepikateeka, Pandit Hazari Lal Shukla. The text contains detailed descriptions of various complex metallurgical processes, as well as descriptions of h