TY - GEN AU - Wujastyk,Dagmar TI - Chapter 5 Mercury Tonics (Rasāyana) in Sanskrit Medical Literature SN - 9781781791288; 9781781791295; 9781781794364; 9781781794371 PY - 2016/// PB - Equinox KW - History KW - bicssc KW - Medicine KW - Indian medicine KW - therapy KW - Alchemy KW - Ayurveda KW - Charaka Samhita KW - Copper KW - Humorism KW - Iron KW - Mercury (element) KW - Sanskrit KW - Sulfur N1 - Open Access N2 - 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 UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29633/1/chapter5.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29633/1/chapter5.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29633/1/chapter5.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38648 ER -