Andrew Mason - Rasa Shastra: The Hidden Art of Medical Alchemy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrew Mason currently lives in the UK but lectures worldwide. Having completed his training in yurveda and Rasa Shstra he now focuses his energies on cataloguing the practices of ancient medical systems, particularly those deeply aligned with herbo-metallic-mineral preparations. To date he has produced four volumes of work detailing some of these techniques. Each of these volumes gives a unique glimpse into the ancient practice of Rasa Shstra, rarely seen outside of India or Sri Lanka.

These works are currently available and presented in both printed and digital formats with high-quality photographs, commentary and easy-to-navigate on-screen graphics. For more information about these presentations please visit the authors website at www.neterapublishing.com, or contact him via info@neterapublishing.com.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author would like to extend his appreciation to the following people, without whom this book could not have been written.

My sincere thanks go to:

David Blackwell, Douglas Whyte, Udaya Dandunnage, Don Gunasena Ranatunga, Priyanta Senanayake, Siddharth Hooda, Steve Hubball, Andrew Kirk, Andrew Foss, Thomas Kirschner, Philip Lawrence, Alex Florshultz, Dr Ghanashyam Marda, Peter Hochmeier, Sebastian Hirsch, Heiner Fruehauf, Andrew and Laura Shakeshaft, Danny Cavanagh, Wynn Werner, Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Mueller, Jane Adams, Andrew and Sara Cross, Mangesh Tembhurne, Dr Yamini Bhusan, Wendy Graham, Fred Hecktil and Biopharm (UK), Kate Andrew, Dr Pranit Ambulkar, Takao Yamamoto, Kavirja H.S. S harma, Donna Nunn, Sebastian Pole, Dominik and Dagmar Wujastyk and all the staff at Mansuva Clinic (Colombo) and their factory facility in Dompe (Sri Lanka 20042005).

With special thanks to:

Dr Janaki Perera, Dr Rukman Jayasinghe, Dr Mauroof Athique, Dr Venkata Narayana Joshi, treya Smith, Tamotsu Sato, Dr Ben Hatai, Dr Partap Chauhan, Dr Claudia Welch, Dr Robert Svoboda, Dr Palitha Serasinghe, Dr Gamage Jayawardhane, Dr Arambepola Gishanti, Dr Chandralatha Samarasekera, Philip Weeks, Salim Khan, Dr Tasnim Munshi, Dr Kamal Serasinghe and Jessica Kingsley (Singing Dragon).

Appendix 1

MISCELLANEOUS RASA INFORMATION

1. Classification of materials in Rasa Shstra

Works on Vedic Alchemy span many volumes and, although intimately linked to yurveda, it is for all intents and purposes a self-contained science. The following represents a fairly concise overview of most materials utilised in Rasa Shstra. All materials have been presented in their various categories along with Sanskrit/English translations.