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 5 - Taking of lead
Accompaniments of lead.
Incinerated lead, if taken with sugar, can cure pitta, vayu, head-ache, eye-disease, diseases affecting semen, delirium, inflammation, loss of appetite, and loss of sexual desire, provided there is nothing to be objected to in the diet taken by the patient,
Evil effects of lead, not properly purified and incinerated.
Lead, not incinerated in the prescribed way, gives rise to leprosy, gulma, loss of appetite, anemia, phthisis, phlegm, troublesome impurities of the blood, fever, stone disease, colic, and fistula.
Remedy.
One is freed from the evil effects of lead, not properly incinerated, if one takes incinerated gold with haritaki, (one fourth of a tola in weight), and sugar for three days.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Taking of lead’ 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.