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 37 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (9): Agni-vivardhana rasa
Four tola’s, each, of mercury and sulphur are to be rubbed with the juice of hansapadi, mixed with half a tola of aconite, and heated by the third kind of baluka-yantra. The product is then to be mixed with one fourth tola of aconite and two tolas of powdered maricha. This medicine increases power of digestion, specially in chronic diarrhoea. It also cures, quickly, diseases due to an excess of vayu and kapha, sannipatika fever, asthma, consumption, and cough.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for chronic diarrhea (9): Agni-vivardhana 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.