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 7 - Uses of Vaikranta
First prescription.
Incinerated vaikranta with one fourth its quantity of incinerated gold, taken in doses of one rakti a day with a little of powered pippali, clarified butter, and powdered viranga, cures phthisis, diseases affecting the belly, anemia, fistula, piles, asthma, cough, chronic diarrhoea, cavities or ruptures in the lungs, etc. It strengthens the body as well.
Second prescription.
Two parts of incinerated vaikranta of blue colour, one part of incinerated mercury, and three parts of incinerated mica are to be rubbed together. This medicine, taken in doses of one rakti a day early in the morning, with a little of honey and clarified butter, cures, in 21 days only, all the diseases incapable of being cured by other medicines.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Uses of Vaikranta’ 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.