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 22 - Treatment of Udara-roga (19): Vaisvanara rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, copper, shila-??? (shilabhid?). kanta-lauha, trikatu, roots of chitraka, kustha, nirgundi, musali, aconite, and ajamoda are to be mixed together, and subjected to bhavana, for 21 times, with the decoction of nimba, and for 7 times, with the juice of bhringaraja Dose, two raktis a day, to be taken at night with a few drops of honey. This medicine cures dropsy.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment of Udara-roga (19): Vaisvanara 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.