TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS GOOD FOR NOTHING - SIDDHA ASPECT

TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS GOOD FOR NOTHING : SIDDHA ASPECT

Siddha  is one of the oldest system of Indian Medicine.There are various branches in siddha , Toxicology is one among them . A Poison is a substance which when administered, inhaled or ingested, is capable of acting deleteriously on the human body.

There is really no boundary between a medicine and a poison, for a medicine in a toxic dose is a poison and a poison in a small dose may be a medicine.

Antidotes against different kinds of poison is found vastly dispersed in siddha text. According to Siddha philosophy everything is this nature have both good and bad qualities.

Even some common food substance when taken in excess amount  produces adverse reaction in the body which is also considered a type of poison and antitodes to normalize them are recommended.

According to Thiruvallur, If you consume too much without knowing the level of hunger, the disease will be unlimited.

 தீயளவன்றித் தெரியான் பெரிது                                                    -  ண்ணின்

நோயள வின்றிப் படும்.

Excessive consumption of Common food substance like Ghee,Groundnut,Egg, etc… produces sympotoms like abdominal pain, Flatulence, Indigestion, Vomiting,   Diarrhoea, Loss of appetite, etc..

Few food substance and their antidotes are given below

Food Substance       Antidote

Ghee                      -     Milk

Groundnut             -    Jaggery

Egg                         -    Radish

Jackfruit                -    Ghee/honey

Red chilli                -    Coriander and Ghee

Rice                        -    Jeera kasayam  

Jeera Kasayam   :  Take 1 Teaspoon of  jeera (cumin seeds)  and 4 cups of water  reduce to one cup.Consume it 3 to 5 times a day .

             -        R.Rushmi Kruthiga,(B.S.M.S)

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