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...
Part 4 - Treatment for fever with diarrhea (3): Kanaka-sundara rasa
Equal quantities of cinnabar, maricha, sulphur, pippali, borax, aconite, and seeds of dhustura are to be rubbed for three hours, with the water in which bhanga has been kept immersed for some time. Pills are then to be made, two raktis in weight each. This medicine cures loss of appetite, fever, and malignant diarrhoea. Diet, curd or butter-milk with paste prepared from boiled rice.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever with diarrhea (3): Kanaka-sundara 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.