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 20 - Treatment of Piles (19): Nityodita rasa
Equal quantities of incinerated mercury, copper, iron, mica, aconite and sulphur; and fruits of bhallataka equal in quantity to all those combined, are to be powdered very fine, mixed together, and subjected to bhavana, for three days, with the juice of shurana. Dose, six raktis, each to be taken with a little of clarified butter. This medicine cures all sorts of piles.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment of Piles (19): Nityodita 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.