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 19 - Treatment for diarrhea (10): Girisha-sundara rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, maricha, borax, and seeds of black dhutura are to be rubbed with the juice of bhargi for six hours. The compound is then to be mixed with mica, equal in quantity to mercury. This medicine cures diarrhoea, even of a virulent type. Dose, two raktis, each.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for diarrhea (10): Girisha-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.