Clinical study on efficacy of madhuyashtyadi pratisaran in the management of oral tobacco toxicity due to tobacco addiction

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The habit of chewing or smoking of tobacco has become common in India. The 40% of totalpatients who take tobacco die of tobacco consumption. In Ashtangrhridayasutrasthana Acharya has mentioned different mukhagatavishalakshnas when poisons administered in mouth. These lakshanas ( symptoms) can be compared with oral tobacco toxicity. These seven lakshanas are taken for the study. Tobacco is laghu , tikshna , vyavayi , vikasi and madakari in guna which are similar to vishaguna . When tobacco is chewed habitually parts of mouth like Oshtha , Danta , Dantamula , Jivha , Talu and Kantha repeatedly comes in contact with tobacco which causes Raktadushti and tridoshaprakopa and produces mukhagatavishalakshana in the oral cavity. Madhuyashtyadipratisarana has properties like kaphanashak , vatanashakaTridoshaprashamanam , Sthavarvishanashak , by thses properties pratisarana of Madhuyashtyadi powder reduce signs and symptoms of tobacco toxicity Keywords: Oral tobacco toxicity, Mukhagatavishalakshnas, Madhuyashtyadipratisarana