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 67 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (39): Piyusavalli rasa

One fourth tola, each, in weight of mercury, sulphur, mica, silver, iron, borax, stibnite, copper pyrites, lavanga, red sandal, musta, patha, jira, dhanya, varaha kranta, ativisa, lodhra, bark of kutaja, seeds of kutaja, gurutwak, jatiphala. shunthi, green bilva fruits cut into pieces and dried, seeds of dhutura, bark of pome-granates, varahakranta, dhataki flower, and kustha are to be mixed together, and subjected to bhavana with the juice of kesharaja. The compound is then to be rubbed with goat’s milk and made into pills, two raktis in weight each. Accompaniment, kernel of roasted bilva fruit with molasses. This medicine cures dysentery, grahani, fever, enlarged spleen, gulma, anaha, hiccough, aversion to food, vomiting dislocation of the rectum, anaemia, jaundice, spermatorrhoea, sterility, and menarrhoegia.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Treatment for chronic diarrhea (39): Piyusavalli 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.

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: