Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa)
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 28,803 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This second volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with the purification, incineration and medicinal uses of various minerals (uparasa), as well as preventing faults due to misuse. It is continued in the third volume which deals with the various metals. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sansk...
Part 3 - How to take kankustha
If taken in doses of only one java (barley grain) a day, mixed with some thing which has the property of hardening the stools, kankustha removes all the mucus from the system by purgation. If taken with betel leaf, it causes death by over-purgation. To undo the evil effects of kankustha, it is necessary to drink over and over again the decoction of the root of a barbura (acacia) tree, mixed with an equal quantity of jira and tankana.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘How to take kankustha’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory. The text includes treatments, recipes and remedies and is categorised as Rasa Shastra: an important branch of Ayurveda that specialises in medicinal/ herbal chemistry, alchemy and mineralogy, for the purpose of prolonging and preserving life.