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 4 - Treatment for indigestion (2): Vadavanala rasa

One tola, each, of mercury and sulphur are to be rubbed together to form a kajjali or black powder, with which is to be mixed one tola, each, of the following:—

Pippali, paucha-lavana, maricha, triphala, the three ksaras, (viz. javaksara, sarjiksara, and borax). All these are to be rubbed together and subjected to bhavana for one day with the juice of nirgundi. Pills are then to be made, one rakti in weight, each. This medicine cures weakness of the digesting heat.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Treatment for indigestion (2): Vadavanala 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.

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