• Dr Rakesh Khanderao Nikam
• Dr Amol Ramchandra Awalekar

Today, gymnema is used for diabetes, metabolic syndrome, weight loss, and cough diabetes, metabolic syndrome, weight loss, and cough. It is also used for malaria and as a snake bite antidote, digestive stimulant, laxative, appetite suppressant, and diuretic. Meshashringi in India is the name of a plant defined with Gymnema sylvestre in various botanical sources. In kaidev Nighantu meshshrugi is mentioned as Vishahanti. Potassium gymnemate extracted from Meshashringi (Gymnema sylvestre R. Br) is used in neutralizing agent for snakebites. Meshshrugyadi agad is mentioned in Manduk poison in sushrut Samhita kalpasthan chapter 8. So, this article is focusing on the action of gymnema on poison or toxin mentioned agadtantra of Ayuveda.

Meshshrigi, Agadtantra.

"“Study of Vishaghna action Meshshrugi (Gymnema sylvestries) with special references to Agadtantra –A Literature Review.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.d45-d48, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404308.pdf

"“Study of Vishaghna action Meshshrugi (Gymnema sylvestries) with special references to Agadtantra –A Literature Review.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppd45-d48, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404308.pdf