Abstract

A SINGLE CASE STUDY ON EFFICACY OF BILVADI AGADA IN FOOD POISONING

*Dr. Hemraj K. Bhiogade and Dr. Nilesh Suryabhan Lahudkar

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Abstract

Food poisoning is a serious condition develops due to consumption of unhygienic, rotten, spoiled and cooked unhygenically with various combinations that are not proper. After consumption of such food it develops sickness or serious illness in single or mass of consumers. The cause for same is microbes or other harmful things in the food or beverage. Symptoms of food poisoning often include upset stomach, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, abdominal pain, myalgia etc. Symptoms usually start within hours or several days of consumption of food. Most people may show mild illness and get better without treatment but sometimes food poisoning causes severe illness or complications that may be life threatening. Usually the treatment in modern is as per the symptoms and use of antibiotics. In Ayurveda a vast concept of viruddha ahar is mentioned by acharyas with regime of food consumption. Dushi visha and gara visha are the terms which developed due to this virudha ahara and due to contamination of food. Various preparations are available to treat this poisoning cases among that bilvadi agad is one which is commonly available. In present case I studied the effect of drug in known case of food poisoning.

Keywords: Food poisoning, Bilvadi agad, Bivadi gutika, Virudha Ahara, Dushi Visha, Gara Visha.