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 41 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (13): Samgrahanihara rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, opium, exudation of shalmali, trikatu, and triphala are to be mixed together, and subjected to bhavana, for seven times, each, with the juices of bhanga and bhringaraja. Pills are then to be made, three raktis in weight each, to be taken with honey. This medicine cures diarrhoea, acute and chronic.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for chronic diarrhea (13): Samgrahanihara 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.