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 20 - Treatment for diarrhea (11): Purna-chandrodaya rasa
Four tolas, each, in weight of orpiment, iron, and mica, and one tola, each, of camphor, mercury, sulphur, jatikosa, muramangsi, tejapatra, shathi, talishapatra, nagakeshara, trikatu, cardamom, roots of pippali, and cloves are to be rubbed together, and taken early in the morning, in doses of two raktis a day. it cures all sorts of diarrhoea, acute and chronic, and colic felt at the time of digestion of food.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for diarrhea (11): Purna-chandrodaya 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.