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 20 - Treatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (19): Jakrit-plihari Lauha
One part, each, of mercury, sulphur, iron, and mica; two parts, each, of copper, realger, and haridra; and one part, each, of croton seeds, borax, and shilajatu are to be rubbed together with water, and subjected to bhavana, separately, with the juice or decoction of each of the following:鈥攔oots of danti, trivrit, chitraka, nirgundi, trikatu, ginger, and bhringaraja. Pills are then to be made, six raktis, in weight, each. This medicine cures all sorts of enlargement of spleen and liver, all sorts of udara-rogas, fever, anemia, jaundice, swelling due to anemia, dullness of digesting heat, and aversion to food.
Conclusion:
This concludes 鈥楾reatment for enlargement of spleen and liver (19): Jakrit-plihari Lauha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.