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 (122): Vatapittantaka rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, mica, musta poison, copper, iron, copper pyrites, and orpiment are to be rubbed together, and subjected to bhavana for one day, each, with the juices of jastimadhu, grapes, guruchi, amalaki, shatabari and tuber of bidari. Pills are then to be made six raktis in weight, each. Accompaniment, sugar and honey. This medicine cures fever due to an excess of vayu and pitta, consumption, sensation of heat, thirst, giddiness, and dropsy. Decoction of jastimadhu, mixed with sugar, is to be drunk, a little after taking this medicine.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (122): Vatapittantaka 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.