Abstract

A LITERARY REVIEW ON ANTIPOISONOUS PROPERTIES OF SWARNAMAKSHIKA BHASMA

Dr. Madhuri G. Shete*, Dr. Priyadarshan M. Joglekar

ABSTRACT

Swarnamakshika Bhasma is rasayana-agrya[prime rejuvinator] & sarva-roghara [destroyer if all diseases] maharasa dravya having properties opposite to that of visha[poison] & is directly told to be vishahara [antipoisonous] and rasayana[rejuvinator] in different rasashastra texts, which makes it a potent drug of choice in treatment of poisoning. It is a bhasma, that means it has size of nanoparticles which makes it vyavayi & vikasi in karma & hence facilitating target drug delivery & instant action which is a property most important for treatment of visha. Here, an attempt has been made to analyze data from different ayurvedic texts & draw some fruitful conclusions relating successful use of swarnamakshika bhasma in Agadtantra/Vishachikitsa.

Keywords: Swarnamakshika bhasma, Agadtantra, Vishachikitsa, Antipoisonous.