Scope of Agadtantra (Ayurvedic toxicology) in environmental air pollution W.S.R to Janpadodhvansa: A Review
Department of Agadtantra and Vyavahar Ayurved, Bhausaheb Mulak Ayurveda College, Nandanvan, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(01), 862–867
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0061
Publication history:
Received on 02 December 2022; revised on 16 January 2023; accepted on 21 January 2023
Abstract:
Ayurveda is an ancient science, it helps to promote and preserve the fitness of a healthy individual and also provide the various treatment for the diseases. Environmental pollution is the major problem in the present situation. Pollution is a continuous process in which pollutants gets collected and stored, which later cause harm to the natural environmental constituents. This issue of pollution should be taken very seriously, as it harms the natural elements of earth such as air, water which are responsible for life on earth. The presence of these in undesirable quantity animals including human being and plants could not survive. Environmental pollution consist of mainly air water and soil pollution. Agadtantra (Ayurvedic toxicology) is the 6th branch of Ashtang Ayurved which deals 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 described in the various text and classical books. In Ayurveda Acharyas had briefly describes the environmental health in Dincharya, Rutucharya and Janpadodhvansa. The review article is a primary approach to find out the solution for upcoming environmental pollution through ancient science.
Keywords:
Ayurveda; Environmental pollution; Agadtantra; Janpadodhvansa
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