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 6 - Treatment of Udara-roga (3): Shita-sevananta rasa
one sixteenth tola of mercury, three sixteenth tola of sulphur, one sixteenth tola of bibhitaki, one sixteenth tola of amalaki, one eighth tola of pippali, three sixteenth tola of shunthi, and 20 in number of purified croton seeds are to be rubbed together with the juice of amalaki, and made into pills two, raktis in weight, each, to be taken with a little of hot water and juice of amalaki. Bowels are moved by this medicine so long as cold water is not drunk.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment of Udara-roga (3): Shita-sevananta 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.