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 44 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (16): Grahani-vajra-kapata rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, java kshara, jayanti, mica, and borax are to be mixed together, and rubbed, for one day each, with the juices of jayanti, bhringa-raja, and lime fruit, and made into a lump. This is to be kept in an earthen pot, the mouth of which is to be covered with an earthen basin. This pot is then to be heated by a mild heat for one and half hour. When cooled, the compound is to be subjected to bhavana for seven times, with the juices of leaves of bhanga, shalmali, and haritaki. Dose, 12 to 18 raktis, each to be taken with honey. This medicine cures grahani.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for chronic diarrhea (16): Grahani-vajra-kapata 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.