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 (27): Saubhagyadi rasa
Borax, aconite, jira, five salts (viz. sea salt, rock salt, bira, salt petere and sambara salt, see page 283, Vol. III) combined in equal quantities, trikatu, haritaki. bibhitaki, amalaki, mica, sulphur, and mercury—all these are to be taken in equal quantities, rubbed together, and subjected to bhavana with the juice of the leaves of each of the following:—nirgundi, white bhringaraja, yellow bhringaraja, basaka, andapamarga. Pills are then to be made two raktis in weight each. It cures fever due to an excess of the three doshas, attended with such symptoms as unusually deep sleep, delirium asthma, cough, hiccough, fainting fit, aversion to food, and thirst.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (27): Saubhagyadi 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.