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 (111): Jvara-sudana rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, seeds of dhutura, shunthi, borax, orpiment, and aconite are to be rubbed with the juice of bhringaraja leaves, and made into pills, one rakti in weight each. Accompaniment, according to the nature of the dosha. This medicine cures visama-jvara, fever with diarrhoea, and indigestion,
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (111): Jvara-sudana 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.