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 11 - Treatment for diarrhea (2): Praneshvara rasa
Two tolas, each, of mercury, sulphur, mica, borax, shatapuspa, jamani, and jira; and one tola each of jabaksara, hingu, the five salts, viranga, indrajava, resin, and roots of chitraka are to be rubbed well with water, and made into pills, two raktis in weight, each. This medicine cures diarrhoea.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for diarrhea (2): Praneshvara 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.