Abstract
Agada tantra is considered as one of the most ancient branches of Ayurveda. It is a clinical branch that deals with bites of snakes, insects, spiders, scorpions, rats, etc., their characteristic symptoms, and the signs and symptoms of accidental or purposeful ingestion of poisons. In the management of poison, various treatment procedures have been described; one among them is the use of agada formulations. Various formulations are described, which are made up of herbal, animal origin and Herbo-mineral origin. One among them is Lodryadhya agada (Herbo-mineral), which is mentioned in the treatment of sarpa visha (snake poison). It is a formulation of twenty-three drugs, and bhavana dravya are Gritha kumari, ksoudra and Gopitta (cow’s bile). This agada destroys the poison of snakes, rats etc. and cures possession by evil spirits, fevers, epilepsy, insanity due to seizures by evil spirits, abdominal tumours, indigestion and visuchika.
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