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 15 - Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (14): Ganadhipa rasa
Four tolas, each, of mercury and sulphur, eight tolas of mica, twelve tolas of copper, two tolas of copper-pyrites, and one tola, each, of croton seeds, roots of pippali, triphala, trikatu, tribrit, apamarga, dandotpala, brischikali, asthisanhara, nagadanti (or nagadani), and suryavarta, are to be rubbed together with ginger-juice and mixed with twelve tolas of iron. Dose, six raktis, to be taken with honey, cold water being drunk after taking the medicine. This medicine cures enlargement of spleen and liver, and other udara-rogas, gulma, jaundice, anemia, ana ha, worms, eczema, acidity, and biliousness, itches, and other skin diseases. It increases beauty, strength, semen, and longevity.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (14): Ganadhipa 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.