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A REVIEW OF JAYAPALA (CROTON TIGLIUM LINN.) – AN ORGANIC IRRITANT POISON
Dr. Vibha Sen*, Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dr. Shamsher Singh
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The word upavisha means to nearer to visha i.e.drugs which possess the same qualities of visha, but not that much potent. Jayapala (Corton tiglium) is commonly known as jamalgota. It is described in upavisha and a well known plant in Indian system of medicine as certain number of formulation include this drug as an ingredient after proper purification. It produces severe symptoms of toxicity when taken internally or applied externally to the skin. Also it is one of the known purgative drug in Ayurveda with huge therapeutic values. This review article includes overall information about the plant jayapala, its botanical description, toxicological aspect, treatment medicolegal aspects in both Ayurveda and modern toxicology and its shodhana (purification) processes.
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