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 14 - Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (13): Chitrakadi Lauha
Three tolas, each, of roots of chitraka, shunthi, roots of a palm tree, ashes of the roots of apamarga, and tuber of mana; and one tola, each, of iron, mica, pippali, copper, java-kshara, and pancha-lavana are to be boiled with four prasthas (4 x 64 tolas) of cows urine by a mild heat. When cooled, eight tolas of honey is to be mixed with the liquid. (Dose, six raktis, each). This medicine cures enlargement of spleen and liver, gulma, chronic diarrhoea, swelling due to anemia, dullness of the digesting heat, fever, jaundice, anemia, dislocation of the rectum, and dysentery.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (13): Chitrakadi Lauha’ 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.