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 26 - Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (25): Udaramaya-kumbhi-keshari rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, copper, trikatu, java-kshara, sarji kshara, borax, roots of pippali, chavya, roots of chitraka, pancha-lavuna, jamani, and hingu are to be rubbed with lime juice and dried by the intense heat of the sun. Dose, six raktis, to be taken with water named divya or divine. (These are of four kinds, viz—rain water. (1) collected in the month when the sun is in the sign kanya (virgo); (2) ice water, (3) water from hail stones, and (4) cold water derived from motion glacier. (See Bhavaprakasha) This medicine cures boils, enlargement of liver and spleen, worms, agramansa, tortoise shaped spleen, dropsy, loss of power of digestion, gulma, acidity with biliousness, and mucus.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (25): Udaramaya-kumbhi-keshari 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.