UNVEILING THE VISHAHARA YOGAS MENTIONED IN RASAKAMADHENU

Abstract

Visha chikitsa is one among the Ashtangas of Ayurveda. Ojas, the vital energy or ultimate essence of the body which imparts immunity, is vitiated by visha, which with its gunas leads to impaired immunity & death. Almost all the classics have reference regarding various types of visha and different treatment aspects. Rasasastra is an important branch of Ayurveda which deals with the use of metallic and mineral drugs which are pharmaceutically processed and rendered fit for internal administration. It also deals with sodhana of vishadravyas. Rasakamadhenu is a modern era book written by Sri Chudamani Misra. Many rasayogas are mentioned in different contexts of chikitsa part which still remain unexplored by rasachikitsakas. He detailed about the Vishachikitsa in Sarvavisha Nidana Chikitsadhikara. Special treatments for gara, dushi visha and yogas like Vishavajra Pata Rasa, Kala-Vajreswara Rasa etc. are told by him in this chapter. Here an attempt is made to explore these rasoushadhis along with vishahara lepas, anjanas, dhuma yogas containing rasadravyas which can be utilized in treating various poisonings.