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 5 - Treatment for fever with diarrhea (4): Kanaka-prabha rasa
Equal quantities of seeds of dhutura, maricha, hangsapadi, pippali, borax mercury, aconite and sulphur are to be rubbed, for one day, with the water in which leaves of bhanga have been kept immersed for some time, and made into pills, one rakti in weight each. This medicine cures diarrhoea, acute or chronic, with or without fever, and loss of appetite. Diet, curd with boiled rice, cold water, and juice of meat of such birds as laba (a sort of quail) and tittiri (francoline partridge).
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever with diarrhea (4): Kanaka-prabha 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.