CLINICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF MOOLAKAAVALGUJA BEEJA LEPA IN SWITRA

Abstract

The color of the skin plays very important role in the society especially in India. Switra is a hypo pigmentary disorder of skin . Based on the symptoms, Switra can be correlated to Vitiligo of modern science. This Vi tiligo affects the estimated 1% of world’s population. In the present study 22 cases of Switra were sampled in to 2 groups with 11 patients in each group. The first group of patients received Sramsana therapy followed by internal medicine and lepa. Patient s of second group received only lepa. In first group moderate improvement was seen in 72.73 % patients and mild improvement seen in 22.27 % patients. In test group marked improvement was seen in 18.18 % patients whereas marked improvement was observed in 6 3.64 % patients and mild improvement in 18.18 % patients. When the results of the two groups were compared with unpaired‘t’ test statistically non - significant was obtained which proves the application of lepa alone can produce repigmentation in the mandala s by decreasing their number and size.