Abstract

SCOPE OF AGADA TANTRA WSR TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY

Dr. Shweta Mumbaraddi* and Dr Sarojani Kuchanur

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is an ancient science; it aids to endorse and reserve the fitness of a well individual and also deliver the various management for the illnesses. Environmental pollution is the main problem in the present situation. Pollution is an incessant process in which pollutants gets poised and stored, which later cause harm to the natural environmental constituents. This issue of contamination should be taken very extremely major issue, as its ills the natural elements of earth such as air, water which are accountable for life on earth. The presence of these in unwanted quantity animals including human being and plants could not survive. Environmental pollution consists of mainly air water and soil pollution. If we look at Astang Ayurveda, Agadtantra (Ayurvedic toxicology) is the 6th branch of Ashtang Ayurved which contracts with the poison i.e. its identification, types of poison from mineral, plant, and animals as well as artificial poison and
its treatment. The concept of environmental pollution had been labelled in the various text and classical books. In Ayurveda Acharyas had fleetingly labels the environmental health in Dincharya, Ritucharya and Janpadodhvansa. The review article is a main method to find out the answer for upcoming environmental pollution through ancient science.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Environmental pollution, Agadtantra; Janpadodhvansa.