Abstract
Background: Shadvirechanashatashritiya adhyaya of Charaka Samhita describes fifty group of drugs (Panchashanmahakashaya) and Kushtaghna dashemani is one among them. Dadru is classified under Kshudra kushta by Acharya Charaka. On the basis of presenting symptomatology Dadru kushta can be interpreted as Dermatophytosis. The prevalence of superficial fungal infection in India is 27.6% of which Dermatophytes are the most common agents (75.6%) though the disease is not a life threatening, the relapsing nature of this disease makes it much annoyance for patient and bothersome for physician too. Hence an attempt was made to evaluate the effect of Kushtaghna Dashemani on Dadru Kushta through in-vitro study. The In-vitro study on Anti- dermatophytic action of Kushtaghna dashemani Kashaya was carried out by Agar Well diffusion method on the dermatophyte species Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum Canis and Trichophyton rubrum with different concentrations of Kushtaghna dashemani Kashaya. Anti-dermatophyte effect of different concentrations of Kushtaghna dashemani kashaya was seen at the different volume used against the taken dermatophytes species.
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