Abstract
Today is HD (high definition)mobile era .peoples are more conscious about their health and skin also though multimedia .Usually 10-15% cases present before general practitioners are pertaining to skin diseases. Due to altered life style, lack of physical exercise, unhygienic, mental stress, over eating, nutrition deficiency ,more radiation skin diseases are commonly observed. Psoriasis is chronic disorder which is commonly encountered in day today’s clinical practices. It is one of the more discussing issues having social importance. Increased stress ,inorganic food materials and sedentary life style are main predisposing factor which is accounting for wide spared prevalence of this disease. All the skin diseases in Ayurveda have been discussed under the broad heading of Kushta, which are further divided into Mahakustha and Kshudra Kushta. This is a case study of Kitibha Kushta (Psoriasis) treated with the Ayurvedic principles in particular Shodhana Chikitsa and shaman chikitsa.
Highlights
Psoriasis is chronic non infectious inflammatory skin disorder seen in daily practice .Lesion varies from few millimeter to several centimeter,stress and life style are main predisposing factors
Mithyaahara & vihar vitiate tridosha which further lead to the aggravation of Rasa, Rakta, mamsa, and lasika, predominance of vata can be elicited with symptoms like blackish discoloration, hardness, dryness, roughness to touch. kapha predominance can be appreciated with the presence of severe itching are cardinal symptoms
Kitibha is type of kustha characterized by skin which is blackish brown in colour, rough in touch like a scar tissue, and hard to touch, dry rough (Rukshta) and hard black skin with itching creating sound on scratiching is seen in kitibha kustha
Summary
Management of kitibha kustha (Psoriasis)–a case study Mane S.G.*1, Bhavana S. All the skin diseases in Ayurveda have been discussed under the broad heading of Kushta, which are further divided into Mahakustha and Kshudra Kushta This is a case study of Kitibha Kushta (Psoriasis) treated with the Ayurvedic principles in particular Shodhana Chikitsa and shaman chikitsa. Psoriasis is chronic non infectious inflammatory skin disorder seen in daily practice .Lesion varies from few millimeter to several centimeter ,stress and life style are main predisposing factors. Kitibha is type of kustha (kshudra kustha) characterized by skin which is blackish brown in colour (shayavata), rough in touch like a scar tissue (kharrwam), and hard to touch (parushatwam), dry rough (Rukshta) and hard black skin with itching creating sound on scratiching is seen in kitibha kustha It is characterized with discharging (stravi), round (vruttam), dense (ghanam), severe itching (ugara kandu) and black skin (krishnatav). We are taking shaman chikitsa andshodhan chikitsa for this case study
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