Abstract

Ayurvedaa a traditional system of medicine practiced in the Indian subcontinent is usually considered to be devoid of adverse reactions.In this case study we are reporting an adverse reaction occurred due to overdose of Shwasakuthar rasa. A 34 year old man with Tamak Shwas consumed Ayurveda rasa for almost a year in a dosage of 2 tab BDs along with water as Anupana. Later there developed blackish discolouration of skin all over the body.Misconception about full safety of Ayurvedaic medicine leads many patients to consume them for years without any monitoring/prescription from vaidya.Inorganic mercury as observed leads to corrosive effect of skin,eyes,GIT and nephrotoxicity and also hyper/hypo pigmentation all over the body.This makes vaidya to think of multiple and life threatening diseases like Addison’s disease ,Albinism,primary biliary cholangitis , primary biliary cirrhosis when detailed Nidan analysis is not done.Hyperpigmentation can also be caused by heavy metals poisoning like mercury ,silver ,gold etc which are considered as Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs). This happens commonly due to injudicious intake of medicines prepared out of these heavy metals or even due to wrong method of preparation.So a stringent monitoring to avoid such consequences is a need of an hour.Further in full paper we will be discussing regarding a case developed due to adverse drug reaction. Keywords : Parada(Mercury),ADR, Shwasakuthar rasa.