Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "detox" tana nufin tsarin kawar da abubuwa masu guba daga jiki ko muhalli. A fannin lafiya da walwala, ana yawan amfani da maganin detox wajen bayyana wani lokaci da mutum ke kauracewa wasu abinci ko dabi’u domin kawar da wasu abubuwa masu cutarwa a jikinsu, kamar barasa ko abinci da aka sarrafa. Detox na iya nufin tsarin kawar da sinadarai masu cutarwa ko ƙazanta daga muhalli ko muhalli.