CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF AGADA TANTRA AND THERAPEUTIC ROLE OF VARIOUS AGADA YOGAS IN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

Vaishali R. Hajare*, Nitin P. Shende and Shailendra Krushnarao Pund

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine prescribed eight primary branches; one of them is Agada Tantra. This specific branch deals with toxins, their therapeutic potential and management of toxic symptoms. Agada Tantra works around living or non-living toxins which affecting human body pathologically as well as therapeutically. Agada Tantra encompasses information about the treatment of various types of poisons including snakes or insect’s bites, effect of poisonous plants, toxicity due to heavy metals accumulation and agricultural pesticides. The therapeutic formulations used are called Agada Yogas, which acts as antidote and neutralizes toxic effects of poisons. Agada Yogas helps in treating variety of conditions ranging from acute poisoning to fatal manifestations, etc. Agada Yoga is formulated using mineral, herbal and other natural substances. This article explores clinical importance of Agada Tantra and therapeutic role of various Agada Yogas in specific conditions.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Poison, Toxic, Agada Yogas, Visha.