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 18 - Treatment for indigestion (16): Lavangadi rasa
Equal quantities of lavanga, jatiphala, dhanya, kustha, jira, black jira, trikatu, triphala, ela, guratvak, borax, burnt cowri-shell, musta, vacha, jainani, vira-salt and rock-salt; mercury, sulphur and mica, combined in equal quantities, equal to all the ingredients from lavanga to rock-salt, combined; and iron, equal in quantity to all those (viz. lavanga to rocksalt), combined, arc to be rubbed together with the juice of betel leaves. Pills are then to be made, three raktis in weight each, to be taken with hot water. This medicine cures grahani, dysentery, fever, colic, due to an excess of kapha, leprosy, amlapitta, weakness of the power of digestion, and flatulence.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for indigestion (16): Lavangadi 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.