Preventing adversities related to spices commonly used as self-medication

Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine

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Rasika Kolhe¹  Bhargav Bhide²  Om Prakash Rout³  Rabinarayan Acharya⁴ 

[1] Regional Ayurveda Institute For Fundamental Research Pune;All India Institute of Ayurveda;Shri N.P.A. Govt. Ayurved College;IPGTRA Jamnagar

关键词: Ayurveda;    Nighantu;    Adverse effect;    Covid-19;    Home remedies;   

DOI  :  10.5455/AAM.28092

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Association of Ayurvedic Physicians of India

【 摘 要 】

Spices are integral part of kitchen since ages and it also possesses medicinal values. For the administration of any medicine,Ayurveda delineates certain guidelines like examination of Prakriti (individual constitution), Agni (digestive capacity),Dosha (individual humors) etc., and also mentioned cautious use of certain medicines to ensure the optimum and safe use.Spices are being used as immune-boosting measures in today’s pandemic scenario, but inadvertent use of spices as medicinemay show an unintended impact on the body. In this review, an attempt is made to critically analyze the possible adverseeffects mentioned for medicinal plants which are used as spices and decipher the concern of Ayurveda, to utilize these spicesmore appropriately. There are 52 spices listed as per the Spices Board India and identified total 31 medicinal plants which areused as spices in Indian kitchen as well as home remedies from 06 Nighantu. Collected data was again searched for reportedadversities on different search engines and reports 26 plants with evidence of possible side effects. Furthermore, fundamentalprinciples of Ayurveda were discussed to utilize these spices more appropriately, to get the maximum benefit from it and toavoid any possible side effect. This signifies the importance of cautious use of spices and need of seeking advice of theAyurvedic physician prior to consume spices as medicine.

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