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 (34): Chandesvara rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, aconite, and copper are to be rubbed together for three hours, subjected to bhavana for seven times each with the juice of the leaves of nirgundi, and of ginger, and then made into pills one rakti in weight each. Accompaniment, ginger juice. Bath in cold water and other cooling actions are to be resorted to. Milk is to be taken, when thirsty. This medicine cures all sorts of fever, very soon.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (34): Chandesvara 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.