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 16 - Fermented non-alcoholics (6): Kanji
One tula (400 tolas) in weight of the rice of shasti paddy, duly prepared, is to be immersed in one drona (16 prasthas or 16 x 64 tolas) of water, for seven days, in a vessel closed all the while. The water is then to be filtered. It is called kanji.
It is strong; light; digestive; curer of fever with inflammation, and excess of kapha and vayu; laxative, increaser of liking for food and of appetite; and curer of constipation, colic, and loss of power to digest.
Kanji may also be prepared in the same way from boiled wheat or chanaka, etc.
Jali (water turned sour by boiled rice being immersed in it constantly for a few days) may be used, in lieu of kanji, where the latter is not available.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Fermented non-alcoholics (6): Kanji’ 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.