Agadtantra
is a branch which deals with
Visha
(poison), its manifestation & its treatment. Two
types of
visha
i.e., Akritrim
vish
a &
Kritrim
visha
are explained in
Agadtantra
.
Sthavar visha
(plant origin) &
Jangam visha
(animal origin)
are
two types of
Akritrim Visha
(natural poison).
Dushivisha
&
Garavisha
(cumulative poison) are two types of
kritrim visha
(artificial poison)
which are formed from the combination of poisonous and non
-
poisonous substances,
respectively. Such types of
Visha
after getting entry into the body produces toxicity and many
other diseases after vitiating the
Dosha
. It is a need to re
move and neutralise these toxins, and
there are various techniques mentioned in
Ayurvedic Samhita’s
for the same
.
Panchakarma
therapy has great importance among these techniques. because other techniques remove toxins
superficially or locally but toxins
at deeper tissue level can be removed by
Panchakarma
procedures. Drugs used in
Panchakarma
therapy also helps to neutralise toxins in the body.
Acharya Charaka
has also explained
Chaturvimshati Upakrama
(twenty four modality of
poison) in
Chikitsasthana
2
which is considered as general line of treatment of poisoning.
Vamana, Virechana, Raktamokshana
and
Nasya
these Panchakarma procedures are included in
Chaturvimshati Upakrama
. Depending upon the route of entry of poison and absorption of
poison in body,
these
Panchakarma
procedures are used. In
Sthavar
and
Jangam
type of
poisoning
Sadya
(instant)
Panchakarma
procedures can be done according to conditions.
Likewise in
Dushivisha
and
Garavisha
type of poisoning
Panchakarma
can be done with Purvakarma
. This
review article concludes the
panchakarma
therapy as a sole detoxification
therapy.
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Author Name: N. S. Gangasagre, Sheela B. Datal, S. P. Mirajkar, S. M. Lahankar and Dipali S. Pawar
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Keywords: Agadtantra, Panchakarma, Sthavar visha, Jangam visha, Garavisha, Dushivisha
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