The document summarizes the mythological origins, classification, signs and symptoms of loota visha (spider venom poisoning) according to Ayurveda. It describes the venom's effects based on dosha involvement and the site of envenomation (e.g. breath, teeth, excreta, etc.). Symptoms include swelling, fever, burning sensation, itching and pain that progress over days, potentially causing death within a week if left untreated. The venom has properties of all three doshas and can cause a variety of internal diseases if it invades vital organs.

1. लूता विष
Guided by :-
Dr.Adarsh Sir
Presented by :-
Sushma.S.Tammagol

2. Contents
*Introduction * असाद्य लकण
*Origin * चिचकत्सा
*Classification * Spiders
* अचिष्ठान
* सामन्य लक्षण
* लक्षण acc. to दोष’ s and stage wise

3. Introduction
Definition of अगद तन्त्र
अगदतन्त्रं नाम सर्पकीट लूता मूषकाचद दष्ट चिष व्यञ्जनार्थं
चिचिि चिषसंयोगोर्र्पमनार्थपञ्च | ( सु. सु.१/१४)

4. Mythological origin of लूता :-
1.Drops of sweat on the forehead of sage vasistha, who was
angered by King Vishwamitra, which fell on the cut grass
transformed themselves into Loota (spiders)."
2. During the burning of Khandava forest, the sparks of fire
which came from the body of asuras/demons became loota.
3. One more opinion states that intake of दुष्ट अन्न or
contaminated food might lead to formation of visha sphota.

5. Classification of लूता
1. Based on दोषप्रकोप
A. िायव्य - causes िातरोग and are उद्‌
चिदा - are 7 in number.
B. आग्नेय - causes चर्त्तज रोग originated by स्वेद are 7 in number.
C. सौम्य - causes कफजन्य चिकारा originated by अण्डज are 7 in number.
D. चमश्र - It's चिष spreads very quickly also called as उर्र्ाचदका.

6. 2. Based on the विष प्रभाि लूता are 3 types
तीक्ष्ण मध्य अिरत्वेन ध्नन्ति िाऽऽशु अविवकन्तितााः
सप्ताहेन दशाहेन पक्षेण ि परं क्रमात्।। (अ.सं.उ. ४४/५)
a. तीक्ष्ण चिषयुक्त- Death will occur in 7 days following bite.
b. मध्यम चिषयुक्त- Death will occur in 7-10 days following bite.
c.मन्द चिषयुक्त- Death will occur in 15 days following bite.

7. 3. Based on साध्यसाध्यता
क
ृ च्छ्
र साध्य तथा असाध्या लूतास्तु विविधााः स्मृता
तासामष्टौ क
ृ च्छ्
र साध्या िर्ज्ाास्ताित्य एि तु ।। (सु.क. ८/९४)
● क
ृ च्छ्
र साध्या- difficult to cure, they are in mumber.
● असाध्या - incurable, 8 in number.

8. लूता विष अवधष्ठान :
श्वास दंष्टरा शक
ृ न्मूत्र शुक्र लाला नख आतािाः |
अष्टावभरूदमन्त्येता विषं िक्त्राविशेषताः ।। (अ.स.उ. ४४/१५)

9. सामान्य लक्षण
"दंशा: सामान्यतस्तासां दद्रुमण्डलसविभाः ।
वसतोऽवसतोरूणाः पीताः श्यािो िा मृदुरूिताः ||
मध्ये क
ृ ष्णोऽथिा श्यािाः पर्ािे जालकािृताः । '
विसपािाच्छ्ोफर्ुतस्तष्यते बहुिेदनाः ||
ज्वराशुपाकविक्लेद कोथािदरणान्तिताः ।
क्लेदेना र्त्स्पृशत्यङ्ग तत्रावप क
ु रूत्ते व्रणम्।। (अ.स.उ. ४४ / १२)

10. General Symptoms of the bite of लूता
● दद्रुमण्डल apperance of round rash
● चसत white
● अरूण mild red
● र्ीत yellow
● श्याि blue in colour.
● मृदु उन्नत soft and raised up
● मध्ये क
ृ ष्ण अर्थिा the centre is either black or blue

11. •श्याि र्यपन्त जालकािृत: resembling a net at its edges.
•चिसर्पिान र्ोफयुतस्तप्यते-Burming sensation and swelling spreads sideways.
•बहुिेदन severe pain
•ज्वर fever
•र्ाक under goes quick ripening/ulceration
•चिक्लेद exudation
• कोर्थ purification and loss of tissues
•क्लेदेन यत स्पृर्त्यङ्ग when the pus from the wound comes
•तत्राचर् क
ु रुते व्रण contact with other parts new ulcers are formed on those
parts.

12. चिष लक्षण according to vitiation of
दोबा’ऽ
Generally the poison of the लूता have properties of all चत्रदोष 's and
they give rise to following diseases.
दंश: वपत्तात्मको दाह तृट्स्फोट्स ज्वर दाहिान् ।
सशोफाः कविनाः पाण्डुाः कण्ड
ू मान् श्लेन्तिकोल्परुक
् ॥ .
िावतकाः परुषाः श्यािाः पिाभेदावदरुक्कराः ।। (अ.सं.उ. ४४/१७)

13. चर्त्त श्लेष्म िात
दाह कचिन र्ोफ र्रूष र्ोफ
तृट र्ाण्डु श्याि
स्फोट कण्डु र्िपिेदाचदरूक्कर
ज्वर रूक

14. चिष लक्षण According to Day wise
चदनािप लक्षयते नैिं दंर्ो लूताचिषोद्भि:
The lesion at the site of the bite by loota does not manifest
for half a day.
On 1st Day
1. सूिीव्यििदािाचत appears as though pricked by a needle
2. अव्यक्त िणप no change in colour in affected part
3. रुक and कण्ड
ू slight pain and itching

15. 2nd Day:
1. उन्नत -edges are raised
2. चर्टक - surrounded by eruptions
3. व्यक्त िणप- change in the colour of skin
4. नतो मध्ये depressed in the centre
5. कण्डु - has itching
6. ग्रन्थि - resembles a tumour
3 Day:
1. ज्वर- fever
2. रोमहषप - horripilation

16. 3. र्रािरूर्स्तोद-red circular patches with shape of soucer associated with pain.
4. रोमक
ू र्ेषु सास्रि: bleeding from the hair follicle.
4th Day
1. श्वयर्थु- there is profound swelling
2. तार् - temperature is raised
3. श्वास- dyspnoea
4. भ्रम - giddiness

17. On 5th Day
1. It give rise to symptoms of poisoning related to the dosa.
On 6th Day
1. व्याप्नोचत ममप - The poison invades all the vital organs.
On 7th Day
1. हन्थन्त जीचितम- The poison invades all the vital organs

18. Signs and Symptoms According to the
site of poison
1. By Breath श्वास
श्वासेन दंर्: सहसा र्ूयते ज्वरदाहिान।
1.र्ूयते - swelling
2.ज्वर - fever
3.दाह -burning sensation

19. 2.By teeth - दंष्टर
दंष्टर ाक
ृ तस्तूग्रतरो चििणपः कचिनः न्थथर्थरः । गम्भीर र्ोफिस्तोद िेदना दाह
संयुतः।
• उग्रतरो चििणप- discoloration
•कचिन- area is hard
•न्थथर्थर - firm
•गम्भीर र्ोफ- profound swelling
•स्तोद- pricking pain
•िेदना -pain

20. 3. By Excreta र्क
ृ त
दुगपन्धी र्क
ृ ता दाह कण्ड
ू चिचमचिमान्थितः ।
र्च्यते िार्ु र्क्वश्च र्ाण्डुः र्ीलुफलोर्मः ।। (अ.सं.उ.४४/१६-१७)
•दुगपन्धी - foul smelling
• दाह - burning sensation
•कण्ड
ू - itching
•चिचमचिमाान्थित - feeling of pins and needles
•र्च्यते र्ार्ु - ripens quickly
•र्क्वश्च र्ाण्डु : - When ripe it is yellowish colour

21. 4. By Urine मूत्र
मूत्रेण रक्तर्यपन्तो मध्ये क
ृ ष्णो चिर्ीयपते । आितपसदृर्ः र्ूनः र्ूचतः सर्पचत
दध्यते ||
•रक्तर्यपन्तो मध्ये क
ृ ष्णो चिर्ीयपते swelling has red colour and black
centre
•आितपसदृर्ः resembles a whirl
•र्ून: र्ूचतप emits foul smell
•सर्पचत spreads outwards
•दध्यते has burning sensation

22. 5. By Semen र्ुक्र
र्ुक्र
े ण ग्रन्थिसंथर्थान: कचिन स्तीव्र िेदनः ।
•ग्रंचर्थ संथर्थान swelling resembles a tumour
•कचिन is hard
•तीव्र िेदन: very painful
6. By Saliva लालास्राि
अल्प मूलोल्परुिकोङ्गो लालया कण्डुरो मृदुः । (अ.सं.उ. ४४ / १८-१९)

23. •अल्पमूलो elevated rash which is not elevated
• अल्परुक्कोटो little pain
• कण्डुरो itching
• मृदु soft to touch
7. By nails
नखेन िोष चर्टका कण्ड
ू िूमायनान्थितः ।
• िोष burning sensation
•चर्टका eruptions

24. •कण्ड
ू itching
• घूमायनान्थित feeling as though smoke is coming out
8.By Menstrual blood - रजसा
चक
ं र्ुकोदर िणपस्तु रजसा िञ्िुमालिान |
•चक
ं र्ुकोदर िणपस्तः eruptions appear having colour of चक
ं र्ुक
flowers (red)
•िञ्िुमालिान resembles a garland

25. असाद्य लक्षण
प्राणान्तिकोषु हन्मोह श्वास वहध्मा वशरोग्रहााः ।
श्वेतावसतााः पीतरक्ााः वपट्सकााः श्वर्थूद्भिाः ॥
िेपथुिामथुदााह स्तृडान्ध्यं िक्रनासता |
श्यािोष्ठ िक्त्र दित्वं पृष्ठग्रीिाि भञ्जनम् ॥
पक्व जम्बूसिणं ि दंशात् स्रिवत शोवणतम् ॥ (अ.सं. उ.
४४/३४)

26. लूता दंर् चिचकत्सा
नस्य अञ्जन अभ्यञ्जन पान धूमं तथाऽिपीडं
किलग्रहं ि
संशोधनं िोभर्ताः प्रगाढं क
ु र्ाान्तिरामोक्षणमेि
िाि।।" (सु.क.८/१३४)

27. Apart from this, the treatment include the following
1.उद्धरण - अर्थार्ु लूतादष्टस्य र्स्त्रेणादंर्मुद्धरेत।
2.दहन - दहेत जांबिोष्ठाद्यैनप चर्त्तोत्तरं दहेत ।
3.लेर् - लेर्येद्दग्धमगदैमपिुसैन्धि संयुतैः ।
4.सेक - सुर्ीतैः सेियेच्चानु कषायैः क्षीररिृक्षजैः ।
5. रक्तमोक्षण - सिपतो: अर्हरेद्ररक्तं श्रङ्गाद्यैः चसरयाचर् िा ।
6.र्ररर्ेक - स्रुते रक्ते र्रीषेको घृत क्षीराचदचिचहपतः।

28. 7.िमन - उदीणप दोषान बचलनो चिषे महचत िामयेत।
8.चिरेिन- चिरेियेच्च चत्रफला चत्रिृत चत्रकटु सैन्धिैः |
9.बन्थस्त- आध्मान चहध्मा श्वासेषु ... .. बस्तौ ... .।
10.नािन नस्य - नािनं गौरिे र्ोफ
े लालास्रािे हनुग्रहे..नस्यं चिषहरं
र्रम|
11. अञ्जन - नेत्रोर्रोि श्वयर्थु कण्ड
ू चनद्रा समागमे | स्रोतोञ्जन
रसाञ्जने।
12. कचणपका र्ार्थन - चनिृत्तेदाहर्ोफादौ काचणपका र्ातयेद व्रणात |

29. ● क
ु सुम्भ र्ुष्पं गोदन्तः स्वणपक्षीरी कर्ोतचिट|
चत्रिृता सैन्धिं दन्ती कचणपका र्ातनं तर्था ||
• कचणपका र्ातसमये बृंहयेत चिषार्है: ।
13. सचर्प प्रयोग - स्नेहकायपमर्ेषं ि सचर्पषैि समािरेत |
चिषस्य िृद्ध्ये तैलमग्नेररि तृणोलर्म।।

30. SPIDERS
● There are at least 50,000 spider species in the arachnid family
● Spiders are defined as having eight jointed legs, no wings, no
antennae and only two body sections: the thorax and the abdomen.
● All spiders have some amount of venom with varying degrees of
potency.
● The venom is injected through the hollow fangs into the victim.
● The venom will rapidly paralyze the victim and aid in digestion.
● Fortunately, most spiders are not dangerous to humans because
their fangs are either too short or too to penetrate human skin.

31. Symptoms :-
1. Body as a whole
Pain similar to a bee or wasp sting at the site of the bite.
Sense of swelling of lips and throat .
1. Respiratory
Difficulty in breathing
1. Eyes,ears,nose and throat
Angioedema (eye lid puffiness)

32. Skin temperature over the bite area tends to be warmer than the
surrounding area.
4. Skin
Redness
Rash
Itching
Swelling at the site of bite
5. Heart and blood vessels
Rapid heart rate and low blood pressure .

33. Brown Recluse Spider
•The brown recluse spider is also known as the violin spider or fiddleback spider.
•It is a venomous spider, Loxosceles reclusa, of the family Sicariidae.
• It is usually between 1/4 and 3/4 inch but may grow larger.
•It is brown and usually has markings on the dorsal side of its thorax, with a
black line coming from it that looks like a violin with the neck of the violin
pointing to the rear of the spider resulting in the nickname "fiddleback spider" or
"violin spider".
•It has six eyes rather than the typical eight and the tail-end segment has no
markings.

34. Scientific Classification
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Arthropoda
Class- - Arachnida
Order - Araneae
Family - Sicariidae
Genus - Loxosceles
Species - L.reclusa

35. Binomial name Loxosceles reclusa
It usually bites only when pressed against human skin such as when putting on an
article of clothing.
Symptoms
•The wound takes on a bull's-eye
appearance, with a center blister
surrounded by an red ring and
a blanched or white ring.

36. •The bite produces a mild stinging, followed by local redness and intense
pain within eight hours.
•The fluid-filled blister then sloughs off to leave a deep, enlarging ulcer.
•The ulcer can enlarge and involve underlying skin and muscle tissue.
•Pain may be severe.
•A generalized red, itchy rash usually appears in the first 24-48 hours.
•Other symptoms include fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches
and hemolytic anemia.
•On rare occasions death results ,more often in children.

37. Black Widow Spider
Binomial name - Latrodectus mactans
Scientific Classification
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Arthropoda
Class - Arachnida
Order - Araneae

38. Family - Theridiidae
Genus - Latrodectus
Species - mactans
•Latrodectus includes approximately 31 recognized venomous species, with
the black widow spider being the best known member of the group.
•Widow Spiders carry a neurotoxic venom.
•The black widow spider is a shiny, inky black spider with a large round tail
segment (abdomen), generally measuring from one-half inch to one inch in
length.
•Widow spiders are large, strong-looking house spiders.
•The abdomen is dark and shiny, and has one or several red spots, either
above or below.

39. •Male widows, like most spiders, are much smaller than the females and are
generally considered to be much less dangerous than the females.
•Widows tend to be quite non-aggressive, but will bite if the web is disturbed
and the spider feels threatened.
Symptoms
•The bite feels like a pinprick.
•A black widow spider bite gives the
appearance of a target, with a pale
area surrounded by a red ring.

40. •At first you may notice only slight swelling and faint red marks.
Within a few hours, intense pain and stiffness begin.
•Other signs and symptoms include-chills, fever, nausea, severe
abdominal pain etc.
•Severe muscle pain and cramps may develop in the first two hours.
•Severe cramps are usually first felt in the back, shoulders, abdomen
and thighs.
•Other symptoms include weakness, sweating, headache, anxiety,
itching, nausea vomiting, difficult breathing and increased blood
pressure.

41. Wolf Spiders
Wolf Spiders are large hairy spiders up to 3-4 inches across

42. •They are a mottled gray-brown color.
•They are aggressive, come after their prey and are fast
runners.
•Bites from a wolf spider can cause pain, redness and swelling.
•The large jaws/fangs can cause a tear in the skin as they bite.
Swollen lymph glands may develop.
•The skin area at the bite may turn black.
•Swelling and pain can last up to ten days.

43. Tarantulas
•Tarantulas are also large hairy
spiders with sharp bristles.
•The hairs are easily shed or
can be rubbed off.

44. •Handling a tarantula can result in irritation to the skin.
•If hands are not washed after handling a tarantula
and eyes are touched the sharp hairs can cause eye irritation.
•Their bites can be quite painful
because of the large size of the
spider.

45. Treatment
• Clean the wound with mild soap and water. Apply an antibiotic
ointment three times a day to help prevent infection.
•Apply a cool compress over the bite for 15 minutes each hour. Use
a clean cloth dampened with water or filled with ice. This helps
reduce pain and swelling.
• If possible, elevate the affected area.
• Take an over-the-counter pain reliever as needed.
•If the affected area is itchy, an antihistamine, such as
diphenhydramine (Benadryl) or certirizine (Zyrtec), might help.

46. References
1) Classical ref – Ashtanga Hridaya, Ashtanga Sangraha
Sushruta Samhita, Charaka Samhita.
2) Modern aspect- Goutham Biswas, K. S Narayan
Reddy.