15 IMPORTANT AGADAS

CONTENTS
NAME of AGADA
DUSHIVISHARI AGADA 5 to 7
BILVADI AGADA 8 to 11
DASHANGA AGADA 12 to 14
MRUTHA SANJIVANA AGADA 15 to 18
KSHARAGADA 19 to 20
PANCHA SHIRISHA AGADA 21
SANJIVANI AGADA 22 to 23
KALYANAKA SARPI 24 to 25
GANDHAHASTHI AGADA 26 to 28
MAHA GANDHAHASTHI AGADHA 29 to 32
NAME Of AGADA

MAHA AGADA 33 -34

CHANDANADI YOGA 35

AGITHA AGADA 36

SURASADI AGADA 37

VISHAVAjRA PATA RASA 38

 INTRODUCTION
• 'DANSHTRA' Chikitsa is the sixth branch of Ayurveda which mainly deals with
"AGADA" i.e. the medicine with antipoisoning effects.
• विषगरवैरोधिक प्रशमनम् अगदम् ….. चरक.
• Poisonous substances have ten qualities as under
• लघु रुक्षमाशुविशदं व्यवायि तीक्ष्णं विकाशि सूक्ष्मं च ।
• उष्णमनिर्देश्वरसं दशगुणमुक्तं विषं तयोः ॥ Ch Chi 23
• Vishaghna dravyas have ten Guñas which are exactly opposite to the above Guñas;
Ref. Ch. Chi. 24/31
Guru ,Snigdha ,Prassana ,Picchila,sheeta,madhura ,Mrudu ,sthira ,shlaskna ,Sandra .
Drugs in vishagna gana – Haridra ,mangista,suvaha,Sukshma ela,Palandi,Chandana,
Kataka,Sirisha,sindhuvara,Shelshmataka.
1.Dooshivishari Agada:

पिप्पल्यो ध्यामकं मांसी लोध्रं एला सुवर्चिका।

कु टन्नटं नतं कु ष्ठं यष्टी चन्दन गैरिकम् ।।
दूषिविषारिः नाम्नाऽयं न च अन्यत्रापि वार्यते । (अ.हृ.उ.35/39-40)
INTRODUCTION
• Dooshivishari Agada is one of the Ayurvedic herbomineral formulations extremely useful in dormant and
cumulative poisoning and its complications, insect poisoning and other associated signs and symptoms.
• It is an ayurvedic medicinal preparation in the form of a tablet/pill.
• Synonyms:
Dooshivishari Tablet, Dooshivishari Agada, Dushivishari Gulika
.
CONTENTS
• Pippali
• Dhyamaka
• Mamsi
• lodra
• Ela
• suvarcika
• Kutanatam
• Natam
• Kusta
• Yasti ,chandana , Gairika.All the ingredients are mixed with honey
 INDICATIONS
• Dooshi visha
• Other poisons
Mode of administration ,Dosage ,Anupana .
Vati
1 to 2 tablet Once or twice daily
Warm water
Discussion
Herbomineral formulation
Amazing therapeutic use
Ingredents have anti microbial and anti fungal activity .
2.BILVADI AGADA
• Bilwadi agada
बिल्वस्य मूलं सुरसस्य पुष्पं फलं करञ्जस्य नतं सुराह्वम्।
फलत्रिकं व्योषनिशाद्वयं च वस्तस्य मूत्रेण सुसूक्ष्मपिष्टम्॥८४॥
भुजङ्गलूतोन्दुरवृश्चिकाद्यैर्विसूचिकाजीरर्णगरज्वरैश्च। आर्तान्नरान्
भूतविधर्षितांश्च स्वस्थीकरोत्यञ्जनपाननस्यैः॥८५॥
• Reference – AH U 36/ 84 to 85
• INTRODUCTION
• It is the effective Gutika Which provides healing effects from
Problems arising due to imbalance of kapha and vata dosha
• It acts over the acute toxico- pathological condition.
• INGREDIENTS
• 13 ingredients
• Bilva ,Surasa ,Karanja ,Tagara ,Surahwa,Haritaki ,Bibitaki , Amalaki,
• Shunti ,maricha ,pippali ,haridra ,daruharidra.
• All these ingredients are trichurated in goats urine and made into nice paste .
• INDICATION
• Sarpa visha
• Lootha visha
• Moosika visha
• Vrischika visha
• Ajeerna , visucika ,jwara .
• Discussion
• It has ability to counter the toxic effects that arise due to bites from
cobra, scorpion, rodents, and insects, spiders, thereby providing relief
from painful and inflammatory conditions.
• very useful in gastrointestinal conditions, it is suitable in gastro
enteritis, providing relief from abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and
reduces the frequency of watery stools.
• It also helps to improve digestion in case of indigestion and strengthens
the digestive power, as well as helpful in dyspepsia.
• The formulation can be used as anti-inflammatory, analgesic,
antioxidant, antibiotic and also useful in conditions like gastroenteritis
and allergic conditions.
• Action and mode of administration With dose .
• The action of Bilwadi agada is because of its samyoga visheshata
(because of the uniqueness of combination it possesses special action).
• 1 – 2 gutika once or twice a day, before food or as directed by Ayurvedic
Physician.
• It can be used as nasya, pana ,anjana based on patient condition to
make them healthy.
3.DASHANGA AGADA

बचा हिङ्ग विडंगानि सैन्धव गजपिप्पली

पाटाा प्रतिविषं व्योषं काश्यपेन निनिर्मितम
दशांग अगद पीत्वा सर्वकीटविषं जयेत् ।
‌AH UT
• Ingredients
• Vacha ,hingu ,vidanga,Saindhava ,Gaja pippali ,patha,Prathivisha ,
• Shunti ,maricha ,pippali .
• Equal quantity of all these 10 drugs make dashanga agada
• Phalashruti
• It’s local application destroys all kind of visha ,utpata(bad omens)
• Ganda (enlarged glands) potaka (eruptions)etc.
• acts over Sarva keeta visha .
• Dashanga Agada showed promising results in relieving the cardinal signs
and symptoms of scorpion stings especially burning sensation and
inflammation.
• The treatment was found to be cost effective and less risky as
compared to conventional local anesthetic drugs.
• Painful but relatively harmless scorpion stings need to be distinguished
from the potentially lethal envenomations that are produced by few
species.
4.MRUTHASANJIVANA AGADA
• स्पृक्काप्लवस्थौणेयकाङ्क्षीशैलेयरोचनातगरम् । ध्यामककु ङ्कु ममांसीसुरसाग्रैलालकु ष्ठघ्नम् ॥५४॥
• बृहती शिरीषपुष्पं श्रीवेष्टकपद्मचारटिविशालाः । सुरदारुपद्मके शरसावरकमनःशिलाकौन्त्यः ॥५५॥
• जात्यर्क पुष्परसरजनीद्वयहिङ्गुपिप्पलीलाक्षाः । जलमुद्गपर्णिचन्दनमधुकमदनसिन्धुवाराश्च ॥५६॥
• शम्पाकलोध्रमयूरकगन्धफलानाकु लीविडङ्गाश्च ।
पुष्येे संहृत्य समं पिष्ट्वा गुटिका विधेयाः स्युः ॥५७॥
Reference – CS.Ci.23.54-67
• Contents
• Sprkka ,plava,sthauneyaka,kamksi,saileya ,Rocana,Tagara,dhyamaka,
• Kunkuma, mamsi,agara,ela,ala(haritala),kusthaghna,brhati
• Sirisapuspa,srivestaka,padmacarati,visala,suradharu,padmakesara
• Savaraka, Manahshila, Kaunti, Juice of the flowers of Jati, Arka, Haridra , Daruharidra,
Hingu, Pippali, Laksha, Jala
• Mudgaparni , Chandana , Madhuka, Madana , Sindhuvara , Sampaka, Lodhra ,
Mayuraka ,
• Gandhaphala , Nakuli, Rasna , Vidanga.
• Method of preparation
• All the ingredients are collected in pushya nakshatra,these are powdered and
Tricurated
• Then made into paste .
• Then pills are made out of this paste.
• It cures all types of poison, makes a person victorious , revives a person who is apparently dead
because of poisoning and cures fever.
It is used as:
ghreya (snuff/ inhalation)
vilepa (external anointing)
dharana (amulet/ holding)
dhumagrahana (smoked/ fumigation)
grhastha (placing in the house).
By these, it abates the effect of
(evil spirits)
visa (poison)
jantu (germs)
alakṣmi (inauspiciousness)
karmana (black magics)
mantra (harmful incantations)
agni (fire)
asani (thunder bolts)
It counteracts
dushvapna (ill effects of nightmares),
stridosa (gynaecological pathologies),
akala-marana (untimely death),
ambu-bhaya (hydrophobia) and caura-bhaya (fear of theft).
It endows a person with:
dhana (wealth)
Dhanaa (groceries)
karyasiddhi (professional success),siri (auspicious),pusti ( nourishment),
ayu( life span),
lord Brahma has propounded this prior to amruta
INDICATION
Alakshmi ,bhuta ,visha jantu ,mantra,duswapna,jwara,sarpavisha.
5.KSHARA AGADA
• तरुणपलाशक्षारं स्रुतं पचेच्चूर्णितैः सह समांशैः ।लोहितमृद्रजनीद्वयशुक्लसुरसमञ्जरीमधुकैः ॥१०१॥
लाक्षासैन्धवमांसीहरेणुहिङ्गुद्विसारिवाकु ष्ठैः ।सव्योषैर्बाह्लीकै र्दर्वीविलेपनं घट्टयेद्यावत् ॥१०२॥
सर्वविषशोथगुल्मत्वग्दोषार्शोभगन्दरप्लीह्नः ।शोथापस्मारक्रिमिभूतस्वरभेदपाण्डु गदान् ॥१०३॥मन्दाग्नित्वं कासं
सोन्मादं नाशयेयुरथ पुंसाम् ।गुटिकाश्छायाशुष्काः कोलसमास्ताः समुपयुक्ताः ॥१०४॥ इति क्षारागदः ।
• Reference CS.Ci.23.101-104
• Method of preparation –
• Kṣāra (alkali) made from taruna palāśais added with equal quantities of lohitamṛt (gairika)
Haridra ,daruharidra,surasa ,madhuka,laksha ,saindava ,hingu ,jatamansi ,harenu ,sariva ,trikatu ,Kusta.
• this formulae is stirred while being cooked till the paste begins to stick to the spoon.
• The pills of the size of kola are made and dried in shade.

• Phalaśrutiii

• formulation known as ‘Kṣaragada’ is useful in pacifying.

śotha (oedema) caused by sarvavisa(all kinds of poisoning) ,
sarpavisha.
Gulma (phantom tumour)
Tvagdosa (skin ailments)
Arsoroga (haemorr-hoids)
Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano)
Pliharoga (splenomegaly)
Śotha (oepilepsy)
Apasmāra (epilepsy)
Krimi (intestinal worms)
bhūta (demonic afflictions),swara bheda ,pandu roga ,kasa,unmada.
6.Pancasirisa agada
• शिरीषफलमूलत्वक्पुष्पपत्रैः समैर्धृतैःश्रेष्ठः पञ्चशिरीषोऽयं विषाणां प्रवरो वधे ।CS.Ci. 23.218|
• Contents - Phala (fruits) of sirişa,Mula (roots) of sirīṣa,Tvak (bark) of
sirişa ,Puspa (flowers) of sirīṣa,Patra (leaves) of sirişa
• All these five (in equal quantities) are taken along with ghṛta (ghee).
• This is known as Pañcasiriṣa agada and this is best in pacifying all
kinds of visa (poisons).
7. Sanjivani agada
• लाक्षा हरेणुर्नलदं प्रियङ्गुः शिग्रुद्वयं यष्टिकपृथ्विकाश्च ।।७३।। चूर्णीकृ तोऽयं रजनीविमिश्रो सर्पिर्मधुभ्यां सहितो
निधेयः । शृङ्गे गवां पूर्ववदापिधानस्ततः प्रयोज्योऽञ्जननस्यपानैः ।।७४।।
• सञ्जीवनो नाम गतासुकल्पानेषोऽगदो जीवयतीह मर्त्यान् ।
• Reference (SS.K.5.73 – 75 )
• Contents
• Laksha ,harenu ,nalada,priyangu,shigru dwaya ,yasti madhu
• Pruthvika ,rajani.
• Method of preparation
• All the ingredients are powdered and mixed with sarpi (ghee) and madhu
(honey) and preserved in a gośṛnga (cow's horn).
• Form
• This is used as
• Nasya
• Anjana
• Pana

• Phalashruti
• Sanjivana agada revives consciousness in the person who is near to death.
8.KALYANAKA SARPI
• विडङ्गत्रिफलादन्तीभद्रदारुहरेणवः । तालीशपत्रमञ्जिष्ठाके शरोत्पलपद्मकम्।।८।।
• दाडिमं मालतीपुष्पं रजन्यौ सारिवे स्थिरे । प्रियङ्गुस्तगरं कु ष्ठं बृहत्यौचैलवालुकम् ।।९।।
• सचन्दनगवाक्षीभिरेतैः सिद्धं विषापहम् ।
सर्पिः कल्याणकं ह्येतद्ग्रहापस्मारनाशनम् ।।१०।।
• पाण्ड्वामयगरश्वासमन्दाग्निज्वरकासनुत् । शोषिणामल्पशुक्राणां वन्ध्यानां च प्रशस्यते ।।११।।
• Reference ( SS.K.6. 8-11)
• Contents
• Vidanga , Triphala ,Danti ,badra daru,Harenu ,talisa patra ,Manjista
• Kesara ,utpala,Padmaka ,dadima ,Malati patra
• Haridra ,daru haridra, Krishna sariva ,Sweta sativa ,Shala parni,
• Prushna parni .
• Method of preparation
• All the ingredients are collected and processed as per sneha paka
kalpana .
• Phalashruti
• Kalyanaka sarpi pacifies
• Visha ,Graha ,Apasmara ,Panduroga ,Garavisha,swasa ,mandagni,jwar
a ,kasa.
9.GANDAHASTHI AGADA
• श्वेता वचाऽश्वगन्धा२ हिङ्ग्वमृता कु ष्ठसैन्धवे लशुनम् ।सर्षपकपित्थमध्यं टुण्टुककरञ्जबीजानि३ ॥७०॥व्योषं४
शिरीषपुष्पं द्विरजन्यौ वंशलोचनं५ च समम् ।पिष्ट्वाऽजस्य मूत्रेण गोश्वपित्तेन६ सप्ताहम् ॥७१॥व्यत्यासभावितोऽयं
निहन्ति शिरसि स्थितं विषं क्षिप्रम् ।सर्वज्वरभूतग्रहविसूचिकाजीर्णमूर्च्छार्तीः ॥७२।उन्मादापस्मारौ
काचपटलनीलिकाशिरोदोषान् ।शुष्काक्षिपाकपिल्लार्बुदार्मकण्डू तमोदोषान् ॥७३॥
क्षयदौर्बल्यमदात्ययपाण्डु गदांश्चाञ्जनात्तथा मोहान् ।लेपाद्विषदिग्धक्षतलीढदष्टपीतविषघाती ॥७४॥अर्शःस्वानद्धेषु
च गुदलेपो योनिलेपनं स्त्रीणाम् ।मूढे गर्भे दुष्टे ललाटलेपः प्रतिश्याये ॥७५॥वृद्धौ७ किटिमे कु ष्ठे
श्वित्रविचर्चिकादिषु लेपः ।गज इव तरून् विषगदान्निहन्त्यगदगन्धहस्त्येषः ||७|| इति गन्धहस्तीनामाऽगदः ।
• Reference – CS .Ci.23.70-76.
• Shweta,vacha,ashwagandha,hingu, amruta,kustha,Saindhava,lasuna,
• Sarshapa, madhya,kapittha,tuntunaka,bija, Karanja,vyosa,puspha Of Sirisha
• Rajani ,daruharidra,vamsalochana.
• All these are taken in equal quantity should be triturated with aja mutra,gopitta,asvapitta,
alternatively for seven days.

Phala sruti
The anjana of this pasifies.
Jwara ,buhtagraha, visucika ,ajirna,murccha,unmada,Apasmara,
Disorders of eye –patala ,nilika.
Sirodosa,
Ksaya
Daurbalya
Madatyaya
Moha.
• Its application as collyrium instantaneously cures the poison located in the
head.
• This collyrium also cures all types of fever, afflictions by evil spirits and
graha, apasmara, different eye diseases and diseases of the head.
• lepa of this recipe cures ulcers caused by a poisonous arrow, ailments
caused by poisons transmitted through licking and bite or by poisons taken
orally.
• Yoni lepa in case of mudhagarbha
• Dusta pratisyaya – lalata lepa is done .
• This recipe which is an antidote of poisons, it destroys the poison as gaja
destroys the tree is called Gandha Hasti.
10.MAHAGANDHAHASTI AGADA

पत्रागुरुमुस्तैला निर्यासाः पञ्च चन्दनं स्पृक्का ।त्वङ्नलदोत्पलबालकहरेणुकोशीरवन्यनखाः ॥७७॥

सुरदारुकनककु ङ्कु मध्यामककु ष्ठप्रियङ्गवस्तगरम् ।पञ्चाङ्गानि शिरीषाद्व्योषालमनःशिलाजाज्यः ॥७८॥
श्वेतकटभीकरञ्जौ१ रक्षोघ्नी सिन्धुवारिका रजनी ।सुरसाञ्जनगैरिकमञ्जिष्ठानिम्बनिर्यासाः ॥७९॥
वंशत्वगश्वगन्धाहिङ्गुदधित्थाम्लवेतसं लाक्षा ।मधुमधुकसोमराजीवचारुहारोचनातगरम् ॥८०॥अगदोऽयं
वैश्रवणायाख्यातस्त्र्यम्बके ण षष्ट्यङ्गः ।अप्रतिहतप्रभावः ख्यातो महागन्धहस्तीति ॥८१॥पित्तेन गवां पेष्यो
गुटिकाः कार्यास्तु पुष्ययोगेन |
Reference (Cs.ci.23.77-82)
• This preparation, containing sixty ingredients, having apratihata prabhava
(infalliable effect) was taught to Vaisravana by Lord Tryambaka.
• During pusya nakṣatra, these ingredients should be triturated with gopitta
(cow's bile) and made into a gutikā (pill).
• This recipe can be used for
• pana (drinking)
• añjana (collyrium)
• pralepa (anointment).
• When consumed regularly along with apt diet,it pacifies -ophthalmic
disorders such as pilla,kanduta,arbuda, timira rätryandha .
• It pacifies
• Visama jvara
• Ajirna
• Dadru
• Kandu
• Visucika
• Pama
• Visa
• Visa of moola and kanda .
• The person with this recipe cannot be harmfully affected by any of the grahas
(planets), agni (fire), Sastra (weapons ), nrpa (with malevolent intentions) and
caura (thieves).
• Place of storing Mahagandhahasti agada grows into abode of Goddess Laksmi
(Goddess ofwealth).
• A person smeared with paste of this preparation can catch a (poisonous)
sarpa without any fear and can swallow its visa (venom);
• this recipe helps regain life who is at death bed and live a span of life free
from any atanka (ailment).
• In constipation its gudalepa (anal anointing) is advised;
• in mudhagarbha (obstructed labour) its anointing is done in yoni (vaginal)
region; and in murcchä (fainting), it is applied over the lalata (forehead).
For pacifying poisoning,
• it is applied over the instruments such as bheri, mrdanga and played.
• It also applied over chatra (umbrella), dhvajapatākā (flags) and exhibited.
• Its mere presence makes away of –bālagraha , Vetāla ,Raksas.
 11.MAHA AGADA

• त्रिवृद्विशल्ये मधुकं हरिद्रे रक्ता नरेन्द्रो लवणश्च वर्गः ।। कटुत्रिकं चैव सुचूर्णितानि शृंगे निदध्यान्मधुसंयुतानि एषोऽगदो हन्ति
विषं प्रयुक्तः पानाञ्जनाभ्यञ्जन नस्ययोगैः।। अवार्यवीर्यो विषवेगहन्ता महागदो नाम महाप्रभावः ।SS.K. 5.61-63|
• Contents - trivṛt , viśalyā(aragvadha),madhuka, lavana varga, haridrā ,
daruharidrā,raktā (mañjiṣṭhā), kaṭutrika.
• All these should be powdered finely and mixed with madhu (honey) and
preserved in a śṛnga (horn).
• Phalaśruti
• This agada pacifies all kinds of visa (poisons) when taken as pāna
(drink), añjana (collyrium) and nasya (errhines).
• This Mahā-agada is avārya vīrya (mysterious potency) and destroys
viṣavega (impetuosity of poisons).
• this formulae is having maha-prabhāva (endowed with excellent
effect).
12.Chandanadi yoga
• चन्दनं तगरं कु ष्ठं हरिद्रे द्वे त्वगेव च ।। मनःशिला तमालश्च रसः कै शर एव च । शार्दूलस्य नखश्चैव सुपिष्टं
तण्डु लाम्बुना ।। हन्ति सर्वविषाण्येव वज्रिवज्रमिवासुरान् ।CS.Ci. 23.191-192
• Contents- manaḥsilä , candana, tamāla ,juice of kesara, tagara,
kuştha ,haridra, däruharidrā,śārdula nakha Or vyaghranakha ,twak.
• All the ingredients are triturated with tandulodaka (rice water) and
made into a paste.
• Phalaśruti
• This recipe destroys visa (poison) as Vajri (Lord Indra) destroys asuras
using vagraudha .
13.AJITA AGADA
• विडंगपाठात्रिफलाजमोदाहिंगूनि वक्रं त्रिकटू नि चैव ।। सर्वश्च वर्गों लवणः सुसूक्ष्मः सचित्रकः क्षौद्रयुतो निधेयः । शृंगे गवां
शृंगमयेन चैव प्रच्छादितः पक्षमुपेक्षितश्च ।।SS.K. 5.63-64|
• Contents -vidanga, vakra (tagara),pāṭhā,citraka,triphala,trikatu ,
ajamodā ,hingu,lavana varga .
• All the ingredients in equal quantity should be mixed with kṣaudra (honey)
and stored in a śriga (horn) and covered with similar material for 15 days or
one paksha
• Phalashruti
• एषोऽगदः स्थावरजंगमानां जेता विषाणामजितो हिT ISS.K. 5.65|
• This agada (anti-poisonous formulation) pacifies both sthavara (immobile)
and jangama (mobile) visas (poisons); this is known as 'ajita agada'.
 14.SURASADI AGADA

• गोपित्तयुतैर्गुटिकाः सुरसाग्रन्थिद्विरजनीमधुककु ष्ठैः । शस्ताऽमृतेन तुल्या शिरीषपुष्पकाकाण्डकरसैर्वा ।।CS.Ci.

23.52|
• Contents- surasă , daruharidrā , granthi , madhuka, haridrā, kustha
• These ingredients are mixed with gopitta (cow's bile) and made into a
pill.
• This is useful like an amṛta (elixir) for person who is near to death .
• Alternatively, this pill may be prepared by mixing surasa and other
drugs with juices of siriṣapuspa and kākāṇḍaka.
 15.VISHAVAJRAPATA RASA
• निशां सटंगञ्च सजातिकोषं तुत्थं समांशं कु रु देवदाल्याः । रसेन पिष्ट्वा विषवज्रपातो रसो भवेत् सर्वविषापहन्ता ।। निष्कोऽस्य
सञ्जीवयति प्रयुक्तो नृमूत्रयोगेन च कालदष्टम्। जटाविषेणाकु लितं तथाऽन्यैर्विषैर्नरं चाशुतथाऽऽतुरं च ।।B.R. 72.59-60|
• Contents - śuddha tankana, niśā, haridrā, tuttha , jätikoṣa
• Bhavana dravya- devadāli svarasa
• All the ingredients are powdered and triturated with devadāli svarasa for one
day;
• then pills are made and preserved in glass jars.
• Anupāna –nara mutra (human urine)
Phalaśruti
• It revives health in person afflicted with kālarūpīsarpadaṣṭa (fatal snake bite),
mula visa (rootpoisons) and kanda visa (tuber poisons).
References

CHARAKA SAMHlTA
SUSHRUTA SAMHITA
ASTANGA HRUDAYA
ASTANGA SAMGRAHA
BHAISAJYARATNAVALI