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 25 - Treatment for indigestion (23): Kambu rasa
One part, each, of javaksara, sarjiksara, mercury, sulphur, rocksalt, trikatu, and aconite, and four parts, each, of ashes of bark of tamarind and burnt conch shell are to be mixed together and soaked in lime juice, over and over again, and then dried and subjected to heat by puta. The compound is then to be mixed with one part, each, of iron, hingu, and tin—all of these being rubbed together and made into pills one rakti in weight, each. This medicine increases appetite, and cures colic, cough, asthma? waste, diseases due to vayu, udara-roga, worms, etc.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for indigestion (23): Kambu 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.