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 10 - Treatment of Piles (9): Arkesha rasa

Four tola s, each, of lead and mercury; twelve tolas of sulphur; and twenty tolas of the three salts (saindhaba, bira, and sauvarchala, combined), are to be rubbed together for three days, with the juice of leaves of arka. The compound, thus prepared, is to be heated by puta, and then subjected to bhavana for five days, each, with the juice or decoction of haritaki, amalaki, bibhitaki, roots of chitraka, and betasa, the total number of bhavanas being twenty five. Dose, three raktis each, to be taken with molasses, dissolved with water. Diet, to be taken with clarified butter and surana, after the medicine is digested. This medicine cures all sorts of piles. The following are to be avoided, at the time of taking this medicine:—kusmanda, masa-grams, rice prepared with milk, physical and mental exercise, in excess, and sun’s rays.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Treatment of Piles (9): Arkesha 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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