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 1 - Characteristics of Udavarta and Anaha
Causes and symptoms of Udavarta.
Eating in excess of food, not containing fat, and of such articles of food-stuff as old mudga, chanaka, and other grams causes an irritation of vayu moving in the abdomen. Thus irritated, the wind blocks the passages through which stool and urine pass, and mixes with them, cansing ailments in the heart, back, belly, abdomen, and head; and fever with cough and breathing difficulty. This wind then forces its way constantly upwards and pushes up stool and urine. This is what is meant by udavarta.
Causes and symptoms of Anaha.
That part of the chyle which is riot converted into blood takes the form of mucus and is gradually accumulated in the intestines, if mixed with the wind. That is also the case with stools, held up by wind, These two things cannot find their way downwards, giving rise to intestinal obstruction, which is called anaha,
Treatment of Udavarta and Anaha.
Udavarta is cured by hingu, honey, and rock-salt, pestled together, saturated with clarified butter, and entered into the rectum.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Characteristics of Udavarta and Anaha’ 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.