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...
Treatment for fever (160): Chaturthaka-gajankusha rasa
One part, each, of mercury, sulphur, and three parts of himaballi (svarnakhiri) are to be rubbed together, for seven times, with the juice of the leaves of nirgundi. This medicine, taken in proper doses, with the accompaniment of honey and ginger juice, cures all sorts of visama-jvara, including chaturthaka fever.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for fever (160): Chaturthaka-gajankusha 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.