Dooshi visha (Cumulative Toxicity) & Its Management: An Ayurvedic View

Abstract

Visha causes concern to all living beings by making the  organism grievously ill in its functioning & leading to death in  certain cases. It creates depression and sorrow in body and  mind. Acharya Sushruta has stated that a part of Sthavar (Inanimate), Jangam (Animate) or Kritrim (Artificial) poison,  which accumulated and cannot be excreted from body  completely due to its chronic and cumulative nature or becomes  less potent after digestion or counter action of antidotes & stays  in the body for a prolong period and vitiating the body slowly is called Dooshi Visha. In current  era there are so many poisonous materials has been available which have such a nature of  accumulations within the body are prolonged periods. Metals and metallic compounds, Pesticides  and some food additives have found a nature of accumulations within the living body when it  exposed since prolonged period persistent. In this study management of cumulative Poison with  special reference to Dooshi Visha has discussed.