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 11 - Treatment of Udara-roga (8): Maha-vahni rasa

Eight parts, each, of mercury and sulphur; two parts each, of haridra; triphala, and manas-shila; three parts each, of roots of trivrit, croton seeds, and roots of chitraka and seven parts, each, of trikau, roots of danti, and jira are to be mixed together, and subjected to bhavana, for seven times each, in succession, with the juice of leaves of jayanti, milk of snuhi, juice of bhringaraja leaves, decoction of roots of chitraka, and castor oil. Dose, one fourth of a tola to be taken with hot water. Diet, boiled rice with butter-milk and rock-salt, to be taken only in the after-noon. Cold water is to be avoided. This medicine cures all sorts of udara-roga and excess of vayu and kapha.

Conclusion:

Rasasastra category This concludes ‘Treatment of Udara-roga (8): Maha-vahni 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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