Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF FOOD-POISONING THROUGH AYURVEDA W.S.R. TO VISUCHIKA

Teena Verma* and Indumati Sharma

Abstract

The improper handling, preparation or storage of food, consumption of unwholesome diet and some modern dietary patterns e.g. packaged food, etc. have added a lot to food-borne diseases. Food poisoning is such a disease which can be caused by direct bacterial infection or by enterotoxins. It is an acute condition and a leading cause of morbidity, which needs an emergency management. The clinical presentation of food poisoning is similar to Visuchika, mentioned in Ayurveda as acute abdominal pain along with diarrhoea and vomiting.

Keywords: Visuchika, gastroenteritis, tenesmus, polydipsia, diarrhoea etc.