CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON ANTI TOXIC EFFECT OF HIMAVAN AGADA IN MANDALI SARPAVISHA
Sidhiqul Akbar*, Jaram Singh, Rajveer Sasson and Kulvinder Kaur
ABSTRACT
One of the Ashtangas of Ayurveda, Agadatantra deals with all kinds of poisoning. Sarpavisha is the most significant of all the vishas because it is a condition that requires emergency management. Snakes are categorized into three groups in Ayurveda, based on their dosha predominance and structural appearance. Anti-Snake Venom is the main treatment protocol for the poisonous snake bite in modern science. But in our Samhithas Acharyas gave description about various agadayogas which are useful for management of snake bite cases. Himavanagada is one among them. It contains 14 ingredients and indicated for mandalivisha, Visarpa, shwayathu, visphota, jwara and daha. The goal of this review is to give a thorough summary of the therapeutic and pharmaceutical studies on this agada for Mandali Sarpa poisoning.
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