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=== Treatment modalities ===

=== Treatment modalities ===

''Visha'' is managed by the above said 24 fold treatment principles. Any of the above said methods can be implemented in the treatment. They can be classified in to two as per the usage. One is emergency management and the other is conservative and ''rasayana'' treatment. The procedures like ''mantra, arishta, utkartana, nishpeedana, aachooshana, agni, parisheka, avagaha, raktamokshana'' are all emergencies as they will arrest the spread of ''visha''. The ''vamana, virechana, samjna sthapana'' (restoration of consciousness) etc are helpful in the removal of the absorbed poison. The set of treatments like ''prashamana'' (pacification), ''aushadha'' etc. are self explanatory. ''Mrita sanjeevana'' (restoring life in about to die or apprantly dead person) acts as a life saving and ''rasayana''. To say, ''rasayana'' has an inverse relation with ''visha''. This is told very clearly by Vagbhata while explaining the Ashtangas of [[Ayurveda]]. ''Rasayana'' comes next to ''visha'' in the chronology. [[Visha Chikitsa]] completes only after ''rasayana prayoga'' as it rejuvenates the damaged cells and tissues. The one which stands separate is ''kakapada chikitsa''. It is a trump card management in [[Visha Chikitsa]] when all other treatments fail. In olden days of practice it was very much used by various ''vaidyas''. Now it is restricted only to a limited area like Kerala. There are still some incidents of life saved by this procedure. Smilar references about the line of management in cases of poisoning can be cross referred in Sushruta Samhita & Ashtanga Samgraha (Su.K.5/3-4) (A.S.U. 42/8 & 42/19-23)  

''Visha'' is managed by the above said 24 fold treatment principles. Any of the above said methods can be implemented in the treatment. They can be classified in to two as per the usage. One is emergency management and the other is conservative and ''rasayana'' treatment. The procedures like ''mantra, arishta, utkartana, nishpeedana, aachooshana, agni, parisheka, avagaha, raktamokshana'' are all emergencies as they will arrest the spread of ''visha''. The ''vamana, virechana, samjna sthapana'' (restoration of consciousness) etc are helpful in the removal of the absorbed poison. The set of treatments like ''prashamana'' (pacification), ''aushadha'' etc. are self explanatory. ''Mrita sanjeevana'' (restoring life in about to die or apprantly dead person) acts as a life saving and ''rasayana''. To say, ''rasayana'' has an inverse relation with ''visha''. This is told very clearly by Vagbhata while explaining the Ashtangas of [[Ayurveda]]. ''Rasayana'' comes next to ''visha'' in the chronology. [[Visha Chikitsa]] completes only after ''rasayana prayoga'' as it rejuvenates the damaged cells and tissues. The one which stands separate is ''kakapada chikitsa''. It is a trump card management in [[Visha Chikitsa]] when all other treatments fail. In olden days of practice it was very much used by various ''vaidyas''. Now it is restricted only to a limited area like Kerala. There are still some incidents of life saved by this procedure. Smilar references about the line of management in cases of poisoning can be cross referred in Sushruta Samhita & Ashtanga Samgraha. <ref>Sushruta. Kalpa Sthana, Cha.5 Sarpadashtavisha Chikitsitakalpa Adhyaya verse 3-4. In: Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya, Editors. Sushruta Samhita. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005. p.1</ref>, (A.S.U. 42/8 & 42/19-23)

 

=== First aid or immediate treatment after bite ===

=== First aid or immediate treatment after bite ===