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 3 - Treatment for fever with diarrhea (2): Siddha-praneshvara rasa
Four parts, each, of sulphur mercury, and mica, and one part, each, of sarjiksara, borax, javaksara, the five salts, triphala, trikatu, indrajaba jira, black jira, roots of chitraka, jamani, hingu, biranga, and shatapuspa are to be rubbed together (with water), and made into pills, six raktis in weight each. Accompaniment, juice of betel leaves. Twelve tolas of hot water is to be drunk after taking the medicine. It cures diarrhoea, with or without fever, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, and colic due to flatulence, and acidity.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever with diarrhea (2): Siddha-praneshvara 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.