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 - Alkaline substance (1): Java-kshara
Its preparation.
Ashes of the ears of barley are to be dissolved with water, which is to be filtered and condensed by heating in the afore-said way. The product is java-kshara.
Its properties.
Java-kshara is pungent, soft, light, capable of easily spreading through all parts of the system, digestive, laxative, discharger of urine, and pacifier of vayu and kapha. It is efficacious in the following diseases:—intestinal obstruction, chronic diarrhoea, anemia, tumour in the belly, piles, asthma, colic, enlargement of the spleen, heart diseases, and mucus.
It does away with semen and has the properties of fire.
Properties of pakina (nava-sara).
It reduces fat and purifies the kidneys.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Alkaline substance (1): Java-kshara’ 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.