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 23 - Treatment of Udara-roga (20): Udara-martanda rasa
Four tolas of fine copper wire, as thin as possible, and an equal quantity of sulphur are to he immersed in lime juice in a stone mortar, exposed to the sun. When the whole thing will melt and mix together, mix one tola of mercury with it. Reduce the compound to ashes by heat by laghu-puta. Hose, two raktis a day, applicable in udara-roga, dropsy and fistula.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Treatment of Udara-roga (20): Udara-martanda 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.