Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF CHATURVINSHATI UPAKRAM WITH RESPECT TO EXACT TIME PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UPKRAMA: A REVIEW

*Dr. Ketkee D. Nirmal, Kalyanee Nirmal and Dr. Rajendra Lambat

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Abstract

Agada tantra is one of the ashtanga of Ayurveda (eight faucets). It is a branch in which treatment of various poisons are described with signs and symptoms and treatment. A general principle of treatment of poisoning is explained in Ayurvedic Samhitas like Charaka, Sushruta and Vagbhata. For the management of poisons acharya Charaka has explained Chaturvinshati Upakrama (24 treatment procedure). These treatment modalities are complete in the management of poison. This treatment modality is useful in the management of all types of poisons. But its exact time of implementation for maximum procedure is not specifically mentioned in samhitas. This conceptual study tries to understand the comparison between modern principle of treatment of poison with 24 modalities with implementation of proper time zone. Exact time of implementation of some of the procedures are not elaborated by Charaka in Chaturvinshati upkrama. Here after understanding basic principles of action of these Upakrama, its tentative implementation time and duration were tried to understand which is mentioned in table no. I. Further pre-clinical and clinical experiments are needed to established this Upakrama clinically in this era of modern medicine.

Keywords: Chaturvinshati Upakrama, Prativisha, principles of general line of treatment.