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 1 - Enlargement of spleen and liver: causes and symptoms
Plihodara or enlargement of spleen is due to the blood and phlegm turning impure, on account of eating food-stuff which is classed as bidahi and increaser of kapha.
Yakridudara or enlargement of the liver is also due to the same cause, as stated above.
In these two kinds of udara-rogis, an abnormal excess of vayu causes udabarta, pain, and anaha, an excess of pitta causes loss of consciousness, thirst, sensation of heat, and fever; and an excess of kapha gives rise to heaviness of the limbs, aversion to food, and stiffness of the belly.
Conclusion:
This concludes 鈥楨nlargement of spleen and liver: causes and symptoms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.