SODHANA- A PROCESS OF PURIFICATION OR DETOXIFICATIONS OF VISHA AND UPVISHA IN AYURVEDA
Kumari Anupama*
ABSTRACT
Agadtantra, one of the parts of Ashtang ayurveda has specific importance regarding study of poisons, which helps to prevent persons from effect of poison. Several Acharyas have statement that not all medicinal plants are safe to use since they can bear many toxic and harmful phyto-constituents in them. There are some poisonous plants also, called Visha and Upvisha. To reduce their toxic effect some purification procedure should be done to prevent the fatal effect of visha dravya. So it is important to understand the process of Shodhana of Visha and Upvisha mentioned in Ayurvedic text. The science is proficiency of Visha Drvayas (poisonous drugs) for their theuraptic use is known as Shodhana. Various procedures of Shodhan is used for purification of drugs like Swedan, Mardan, Prakshalan (washing), Dhalana, Nirvapan, Bharjana, Bhavana (Levigation), Nimajjana (Dipping).This article helps to describe methods of purification of Visha and Upvisha mentioned in Ayurvedic text, which will help to understand purification of Visha dravya to avoid fatal effect and it will also help to increase the faith of patient over Ayurveda.
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