Abstract
Vicharchika is described under Kshudra Kustha by most of the Acharya’s. Kashyapa described Vicharchika in Sadhya Kustha. In ancient time also skin diseases were very common. Acharya’s described skin diseases and their treatment in detail. In present era also, skin diseases are very common in all age group, especially paediatric age group. One among them is eczema. Eczema is most common chronic re-lapsing skin disease seen in infancy and childhood. Despite of great advance in dermatology and the ad-vent of higher potency antibiotics, antifungal as well as steroids, Eczema continues to defy the best effect of dermatologists. Drug (Dravya) is one among the Chikitsa Catuspada and is having the next place after the physician. Medication is considered as Karana (means) for producing Dhatusamya and defined as “Anything which is utilized by the physician for restoring the equilibrium of body elements”. Anything be-sides the source of action, endeavour, place and time which sub serves the same purpose, is also medica-tion. Management of Vicharchika includes Shodhana, Shamana and Bahirparimarjana Chikitsa among them Shamana in the form of khalvi Rasayana & Bahirparimarjana Chikitsa as Lepa has shown apprecia-ble result in many previous researches. So, need of time is to go for cost effective, safe and efficient treat-ment of Vicharchika. Although, there are many drugs available in modern medical science for the treat-ment of eczema which is found to be effective but is unsatisfactory for long term prophylaxis, so there is need of the hour to look into the safe, efficient & satisfactory remedy which not only treat the above ail-ments, but also ensure reduction in the episodes of relapse of the disease. Keeping all the above points in mind Gandhaka Kalpa & Pathyadi lepa has been selected to know its efficacy in treating Vicharchika. Gandhaka Kalpa & Pathyadi lepa consists of 9 drugs with different properties which includes Gandhaka, Amalaki, Haritaki, karanja, Siddhartha, Haridra, Bakuchi, SaindhavaLavana, Vidanga.
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