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 (96): Kasturi-bhairava-rasa
Equal quantities of musk, incinerated mercury, copper, dhataki flower, banari seeds, silver, gold, pearls, coral, iron, patha, brianga (?), musta, shunthi, bala, orpiment, mica, and amalaki, are to be rubbed together with the juice of arka leaves and made into pills, one rakti in weight each, to be taken with ginger juice. It cures all sorts of fevers, diarrhoea, both acute and chronic, cough, spermatorrhoea, and jaundice.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (96): Kasturi-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.