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 46 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (18): Nripendra-vallabha rasa
Six raktis, each, of copper-pyrites, iron, mica, tin, silver, gold, roots of pippali, jamani, guratvak, copper, shunthi, borax, rock-salt, balaka, musta, dhanya, sulphur, mercury, karkata-shringi, and camphor; twelve raktis of hingu; twenty four raktis of powdered maricha; one tola, each, of jatikosha, lavanga, and teja-patra; one fourth tola, each, of shankha nabhi and viranga; one eighth tola of aconite; six tolas and eighteen raktis of small ela; and two tolas of vira-salt are to be rubbed together, with goat’s milk, and made into pills four raktis in weight, each. This medicine cures grahani attended with anaha.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for chronic diarrhea (18): Nripendra-vallabha 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.