Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 47,185 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This third volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with purification techniques of the Seven Metals (sapta-dhatu) and various Gems (ratna). It also deals with substances such as Alkalis (kshara), Salts (lavana), Poisions (visha) and Semi-poisions (upavisha) as well as various alcholic liquors. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, che...
Part 1 - Characteristics of Zinc (yasoda)
Yasoda is the essence of rasaka or calamine (see page 125, Vol II). Literally, it means a thing which helps the earning of fame. It is really a thing which enables a learned physician to earn reputation.
Its properties.
Yasoda is astringent, bitter, cool, pacifier of kapha and pitta, beneficial to eye-sight, and destroyer of spermatorrhoea, gonorrhoea, jaundice, and asthma.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Characteristics of Zinc (yasoda)’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: 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.