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 (鈥渢he ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sanskrit verses dealing with ancie...
Part 2 - Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (1): Plihantaka rasa
Equal quantities of copper, silver, mica, iron, pearls, cinnabar, puspanjana or puspakasisa, mercury, sulphur, guggulu, trikatu, rasna, croton-seeds, triphala, katuki, roots of danti, devadali, rock-salt, tribrit, and javaksara are to be rubbed together with castor oil, and made into pills, one rakti in weight, each. This medicine cures eight different kinds of udara-roga, anemia, anaha, chronic fever, indigestion mucus, consumption due to an excess of phlegm, all sorts of colic, cough, asthma, and swelling due to anemia. It is especially efficacious in enlargement of spleen and liver,
Conclusion:
This concludes 鈥楾reatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (1): Plihantaka rasa鈥� 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.