AYURVEDIC AND CONTEMPORARY ASPECT OF VISHAGHNA ACTION OF VISHAGHNAMAHAKASHAYA; A COMPILED REVIEW
Dr. Khatik Rohit Kumar*, Dr. Khatik Ashish, Dr. Sharma Anita and Dr. Tiwari Ashish
ABSTRACT
Description of vishaghnamahakashaya is found in the shadvirechanshatashreeya chapter of sutra- sthana of Charaksamhita, which is most common literature of Ayurveda. Mahakshaya is a group of ten functional drugs. Pharmacological properties of each drug of vishaghnamahakashaya are of broadspectrum in the field of Ayurvedic and contemporary science. Each drug of vishaghnamahakashya is chief ingredient of many classical preparation and agad preparation (Anti-poisnous ayurvedic preparation) which has large area of therapeutic uses. The term vishaghna and detoxification are functionally same. Vishaghna mahakashaya dravya works both at macro and micro level, at micro level they not only denatures toxics but also neutralieses them from cellular level and helps in excretion from the body. Drugs of this group are not only potent to combat garvisha, dushivisha, snake-scorpion sting bites but also effective for vishas (poisons) from plant kingdom.
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