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 3 - Treatment of Piles (2): Vidhubhusana rasa
Equal quantities of incinerated mercury, mica, gold, copper, steel, pig iron, sulphur, mandura, (see page 91, vol. III), and copper pyrites, are to be rubbed together, for one day, with the juice of kanya and dried. The substance is then to be rubbed together, for one day, with the juice of kanya, and dried. It is then to be confined in a blind crucible and heated, for three days, being kept inside a heap of husks of paddy, put to fire. Dose, six raktis each, to be taken with sugar. This medicine cures bleeding piles,
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment of Piles (2): Vidhubhusana 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.