Abstract

A REVIEW ON NEED OF JAYPAL (CROTON TIGLIUM) AND VATSANABH (ACONITUM FEROX) SHODHAN

Vedanti K. Pakhmode* and Sneha Kubde

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Abstract

Ayurveda is an ancient science dominantly focuses on healthy living and mindful life in contrary to other medical sciences. Ayurveda specifically uses herbs and herbo-mineral combinations for the treatment. The herbs described in classics also include some vishadravya (poisonous plants) as potent medicine. Anything that results in ‘vishammatva’ (stress), or ‘vishada’ (sadness) in the body is ‘visha’ (poisonous material). Depending on the intensity of toxicity, Ayurvedic classics have classified all poisons in two categories: Mahavisha and Upavisha. Jaypal is classified under Upavisha and Vatsanabh under Mahavisha. All visha Dravya should be used after some specific shodhan. While administrating Jaypal and Vatsanabh in the form of Ayurvedic medicines, shodhan (purification) is an effective technique for minimising its hazardous effects. Thus, the present review is designed to understand the toxic effects, methods of purification of Jaypal and Vatsanabh shodhan.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Jaypal, Vatsanabh, Mahavisha, Upavisha, vishadravya.