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 42 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (14): Vadavamukha rasa
Equal quantities of mercury, sulphur, copper, mica, borax, sea-salt, java kshara, sarji kshara, rock-salt, shunthi, ksharas (alkalis) prepared from apamarga, palasha, and varuna are to be rubbed together with some sour vegetable juice and with the juice of hastishundi. The compound is then to be heated by laghuputa, Dose, six raktis, each. This medicine cures graha, fever, and even grahani of long standing.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment for chronic diarrhea (14): Vadavamukha 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.