Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 63,627 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This fifth volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with the symptoms, treatment and dietary prescriptions of various afflictions. For example, ratapitta (haemoptysis), cough, asthma, tumours and obesity are dealth with and various Iatro-chemical recipes are provided for these diseases. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical me...
Part 15 - Chemists of the Metallic School: Satvika, Naravahana, Indrada, Gomukha, and Kambali
At present we know nothing about these five chemists. They (Satvika, Naravahana, Indrada, Gomukha, and Kambali) appear to have lived between 1000 to 500 B.C.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Chemists of the Metallic School: Satvika, Naravahana, Indrada, Gomukha, and Kambali’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: 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.