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Agadtantra is the branch
of Ayurveda which deals with the diagnosis,
suppression of pain and treatment of the influence
of poison through bites of snakes, insects,
spiders etc. or consumption of natural, artificial
and mixed poisons. In the ancient times,
Agadtantra developed cause of the enmity between
the kings and various methods for assassination of
the ruler were developed without war. Thus came
into being the origin and the concept of
vishkanyas, the characteristics of vishdata (one
who gives poison), their emergency treatment and
the effects of poison. Agadtantra deals with the
signs and symptoms as well as the management of
poisoning resulting from the bites of
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- Snakes
- Insects
- Worms
- Spiders
- Rodents etc.
- From the combination of various other
poisons.
- From poisonous smoke and alcohol.
- The effects of poison on all the doshas are
that they get aggravated at the same time.
- There are different ways of administrating
poison, for example, through drinks, lepas,
eatables, anjana, etc.
- The treatment of poison depends upon the
type of poison and it's intensity.
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| Mythological origin of visha |
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We all are aware of the
six-letter word, poison. But do you know, how it
came into being? In Ayurveda, there is a
mythological story behind the origin of poison or
visha
- A demon named Kaitabha pestered Lord Brahma
in his work of creation of the living beings.
- Lord Brahma grew very angry and his wrath
came down in a violent form from his mouth.
- Even after the destruction of the demon,
that wonderful and terrific glow (or wrath
which emanated in physical form) went on
increasing surprisingly at the sight of which,
all the Gods were deeply depressed.
- The term visha (poison) is so called, as it
filled the Gods with vishada (depressed in
spirit).
- Thereupon, Lord Brahma after having created
all the living beings, casted the remaining
wrath both into the inanimate and animate
poisons.
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Its Poison!!
