The Wealth of Indian Alchemy and Its Medicinal Uses
author: B. Mukherji
edition: 1998, Sri Satguru Publications
pages: 741
ISBN-10: 8170305829
ISBN-13: 9788170305828
Topic: Rasashastra
Chapter 31 - Amlapitta or Acidity and Biliousness
This page describes Amlapitta or Acidity and Biliousness which is the thirty-first chapter located on pages 560-567 in the book The wealth of Indian alchemy composed by B. Mukherji. This book is a compendium of medicinal practices related to Indian alchemy, a branch of Ayurveda known as Rasashastra. It deals with topics such as purification of metals, minerals and previous stones. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
A little of kanji is to be drunk after taking this medicine, which may also be applied in parinama-shula, cough, and weakness of the digesting heat, with ginger juice and honey; and in amlapitta (acidity combined with biliousness) with milk, still warm after milching....
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Symptoms and treatment of Amlapitta (acidity and biliousness). Its causes and symptoms:— The pitta or bile is sometimes putrefied by taking of food or drinks incongenial by combination (see page 9, vol. IV), impure or dirty food, food classed as bidahi (see page 7, vol. IV), and those items of food-stuff which naturally increase pitta (such as wine and other fermented materials, sours, pungents, mutton, etc.). This putrefaction of the bile gives rise to acidity and biliousness....
Read full contents: Chapter 8 - Symptoms and treatment of Amlapitta (acidity and biliousness)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
It is to be used in anemia with clarified butter; in gulma with tankana; in amla-pitta (acidity and biliousness) with haridra; for increase of strength with honey; in an excess of pitta with sugar-candy; for an increase of semen, with juice of tambula (betel leaves); in loss of digestive power, with pippali; in asthma or gasping, with haridra; with juice of champaka flower, in bad smell coming out of the body; with juice of nimha leaves in inflammation of the body; with musk, in diseases due to an...
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