World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC TOXICITY OF PESTICIDES. A REVIEW

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Kumawat*

ABSTRACT

A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances specifically intended to prevent repel, destroy or lessen the effect of a pest. The term pesticides are insecticide, herbicide, fungicide or any other chemical substances used to control pests. As pesticides are well absorbs through skin, oral & respiratory mucosa, most of the population is affecting directly, indirectly or both ways during working in industries or agriculture where production or spraying of pesticides occurs respectively. People can also directly expose due to consumption of green vegetables, fruits etc. or water which is already exposed by pesticides. Most of the pesticides like organochlorine are accumulate in human body & exist for several years, which produces adverse health effect after some exaggerated factor or after approaching a peak level. This type of cumulative toxicity of pesticides is already mentioned in Ayurveda& described under heading of Dushee Visha by accumulation of chemical (Kritrim) toxicant.

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