Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 52,258 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This fourth volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with Rasa-chikitsa-vidya, also known a the science of Iatrchemistry (chemical medicine), a major branch of Ayurveda. It contains Ayurvedic treatments for Fever and Diarrhea. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sanskrit verses dealing with ancie...
Treatment for fever (19): Jvara-bhanji rasa
One part each of mercury, cinnabar, and sulphur, and. three parts of croton seeds, are to rubbed together with the decoction of roots of danti, and made into pills, one rakti in weight, each.
Accompaniment for this medicine is honey and ginger juice. It cures nava-jvara, of malignant types, even. It is necessary to take juice of sugar canes, soup of mudga grams, or cold water, a little after taking the medicine. Diet, boiled rice, mixed with sugar and curd.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (19): Jvara-bhanji rasa’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: 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.