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 (87): Jvara-bhairava rasa
Equal quantities of trikatu, triphala, borax, aconite, sulphur, mercury, and croton seeds are to be rubbed together for one day with the juice of dronapuspi, and made into pills one rakti in weight, each. Accompanimet, juice of betel leaves mixed with honey. It cures even in one day, navajvara due to an excess of the three doshas, jvirnajvara, and visama-jvara. Diet, juice of mudga and sugar dissolved with water.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (87): Jvara-bhairava 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.