Abstract

VIRECHANA –THERAPY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VISHACHIKITSA

Tomar Samata*, Solanki Grishma and Hitesh Ghetiya

Abstract

Virechana is a popular method of panchkarma to remove excessive and dushit pitta from the body. As rakta dhatu and pitta are having aashrayaashrayi bhava, they support eachother and interdependent also. In poisoning visha spreads throughout the body through rakta, so by virechana therapy that is purgation aggravation of rakta gets controlled through purgation of pitta by virechana therapy. Also it also helps to remove absorbed poison through feaces. According to modern science, line of treatment for absorbed and unabsorbed poison is different which relates to the principals of Ayurvedic Vishachikitsa chaturvinshati upkramas. On the basis of CCIM decision -from 2016, Agadatantra is considered under clinical subjects of third year. Present study is an effort to compile most of the references regarding the virechana therapy directly indicated in vishachikitsa. Different agada Yogas for the treatment of patients, and drug of choice for poisoned patient has been mentioned.

Keywords: Vishachikitsa, poison elimination, virechana, agadas, treatment.