A review on dashanga gutika

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Dashanga agada is a formulation comprising of 10 drugs among which 9 are herbal and one is mineral. It is one of the most widely used Ayurvedic formulations indicated in keetavisha ( insect bite). Dashanga agada is now prepared in the form of vati or Gutika named as . Dashanga gutika (tablet) . Vati is an upakalpana of kalka kalpana (paste form). Most of the Ayurvedic formulations are not palatable because of its tikta (Bitter) and kashayarasa (Astringent) pradhanyata where as if the same formulation is made into vati / Gutika (Tablet) it is more easy for administration make it more palatable restore efficacy and can increase the shelf life of the drug.. The first reference of Dashanga agada is from Kashyapa samhita visha adhikaara . The same formulation has been taken up in Ashtanga hridaya uttaratantra 37 thchapter. Few more references are available from AshtangaSangraha, Chakradatta, Yoga ratnakara, Bhaishajya ratnavali . This paper is an attempt to make a review on the formulation Dashanga agada from various literatures of ayurveda Keywords: Vati, Dashanga agada, Tikta, kalka kalpana INTRODUCTION Agadatantra being one of the ashtangas (Eight branches) of Ayurveda . Gada literally means disease and agada means any agent which makes the body free from disease. This branch of medicine dealing with toxicology has got wide scope as it explains about emergency conditions like snake bite, dog bite, poisoning along with their antidotes. There is alsoexplanation about different formulations which are indicated in serious condition like visha manifestation. Dashanga agada is one such formulation which was mentioned in keeta visha adhikara 1 for the treatment alltypes of keeta damsha (Insect bite) Dashanga agada , prepared in the form of Vati/Gutika (Tablet) has got ten components INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (July, 2017) 5(7) A REVIEW ON DASHANGA GUTIKA Bhavani. V P 1 , Sudheendra Honwad 2 , Shrinidhi Ballal 3 1 II year P.G scholar, 2 Professor and HOD, 3 Associate ProfessorDepartment of PG Studies in Agadatantra, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwar College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka, India Email: bhavani.pujar@gmail.com ABSTRACT Dashanga agada is a formulation comprising of 10 drugs among which 9 are herbal and one is mineral. It is one of the most widely used Ayurvedic formulations indicated in keetavisha ( insect bite). Dashanga agada is now prepared in the form of vati or Gutika named as . Dashanga gutika (tablet) . Vati is an upakalpana of kalka kalpana (paste form). Most of the Ayurvedic formulations are not palatable because of its tikta (Bitter) and kashayarasa (Astringent) pradhanyata where as if the same formulation is made into vati / Gutika (Tablet) it is more easy for administration make it more palatable restore efficacy and can increase the shelf life of the drug.. The first reference of Dashanga agada is from Kashyapa samhita visha adhikaara . The same formulation has been taken up in Ashtanga hridaya uttaratantra 37 thchapter. Few more references are available from AshtangaSangraha, Chakradatta, Yoga ratnakara, Bhaishajya ratnavali . This paper is an attempt to make a review on the formulation Dashanga agada from various literatures of ayurveda Keywords: Vati, Dashanga agada, Tikta, kalka kalpana INTRODUCTION Agadatantra being one of the ashtangas (Eight branches) of Ayurveda . Gada literally means disease and agada means any agent which makes the body free from disease. This branch of medicine dealing with toxicology has got wide scope as it explains about emergency conditions like snake bite, dog bite, poisoning along with their antidotes. There is alsoexplanation about different formulations which are indicated in serious condition like visha manifestation. Dashanga agada is one such formulation which was mentioned in keeta visha adhikara 1 for the treatment alltypes of keeta damsha (Insect bite) Dashanga agada , prepared in the form of Vati/Gutika (Tablet) has got ten components INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (July, 2017) 5(7) A REVIEW ON DASHANGA GUTIKA Bhavani. V P 1 , Sudheendra Honwad 2 , Shrinidhi Ballal 3 1 II year P.G scholar, 2 Professor and HOD, 3 Associate ProfessorDepartment of PG Studies in Agadatantra, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwar College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka, India Email: bhavani.pujar@gmail.com ABSTRACT Dashanga agada is a formulation comprising of 10 drugs among which 9 are herbal and one is mineral. It is one of the most widely used Ayurvedic formulations indicated in keetavisha ( insect bite). Dashanga agada is now prepared in the form of vati or Gutika named as . Dashanga gutika (tablet) . Vati is an upakalpana of kalka kalpana (paste form). Most of the Ayurvedic formulations are not palatable because of its tikta (Bitter) and kashayarasa (Astringent) pradhanyata where as if the same formulation is made into vati / Gutika (Tablet) it is more easy for administration make it more palatable restore efficacy and can increase the shelf life of the drug.. The first reference of Dashanga agada is from Kashyapa samhita visha adhikaara . The same formulation has been taken up in Ashtanga hridaya uttaratantra 37 thchapter. Few more references are available from AshtangaSangraha, Chakradatta, Yoga ratnakara, Bhaishajya ratnavali . This paper is an attempt to make a review on the formulation Dashanga agada from various literatures of ayurveda Keywords: Vati, Dashanga agada, Tikta, kalka kalpana INTRODUCTION Agadatantra being one of the ashtangas