Current significance of Gara Visha and Dooshi Visha

Abstract

In Ayurveda it has been described that the external use of powder of body parts of various insects can act as Gara Visha, here we can say about different cosmetics which contain various hazardous chemicals. Studies conducted have already confirmed that the external application of these products on the skin will absorb. Apart from air pollution and water pollution, these are thousands of harmful environmental toxins some of which we are aware of such as pesticides, chemicals, household cleansers, fertilizers etc. These are in generally everyday being absorbed into our body through various means. These toxins are having their effect on different systems of the body which will not be potent enough to cause acute ill effect, but may cause ill effect after a long duration by getting deposited inside the body. These toxins are nothing but Gara Visha which after a long period of exposure i.e., in chronic stage acts like Dooshi Visha.