INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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A section of Ashtanga Ayurveda called Agada Tantra or toxicology, comprises the study of poisons. It covers a variety of natural and synthetic poisons and toxic substances in details along with their antidotes, warning signs and treatment options for poisoning caused by bites from snakes, insects, spiders, rodents and other creatures as well as from combinations of various poisons and lethal doses of various poisons. It also discusses how law and medicine interact, as well as the legal foundations of medical ethics and standards. The Agada Tantra, also known as Danshtra or Visha Chikitsa, discusses numerous ways to get rid the toxins from body and suggests antidotes for particular toxins. It treats a number of organic toxins. It covers a broad spectrum of natural toxins coming from wildlife such as animals, birds, insects, etc., plants such as herbs (belladonna, aconite, etc.), vegetables, minerals (leads, mercury, arsenic, etc.), and synthetic poisons made from dangerous pharmaceuticals. The medicinal properties and clinical uses of thousands of plants have been described in Ayurvedic classics. Karveer is potentially lethal plants after ingestion. The plant contains a variety of cardiac glycosides including nerifolin thevatin A, thevatin B, oleandrin etc. Ingestion of Karveer result in nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, dysarrythmia and hypocalcaemia in most cases. Most parts of the Karveer plant are poisonous its seeds are mainly used for suicidal poisoning. This article compiles all the information related to Karveer such as introduction, historical review, fatal dose, fatal period, karma, indication, therapeutic action, phytochemicals, sign and symptoms of its toxicity, medico legal aspects, Pharmacological activity and postmortem appearance.
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Agad Tantra, Ayurveda,Visha, Karveer
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"A CRITICAL REVIEW ON KARVEER", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.g138-g143, June-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2306616.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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