Abstract
Psoriasis is a common, chronic and non- infectious skin disease characterized by well defined slightly raised, dry erythamatous macules with silvery scales Modern medicine offers treatment with PUVA, Corticosteroids & Anti mitotic Drugs but therapy gives serious side effects like Bone Marrow depletion, Liver & kidney Failure. While treating Kustha, Ayurvedic Classics especially focused on Panchakarma Treatment. So Vaman, Virechana & Laghu-Manjisthadi Ghan was selected for trial. Total 30 well diagnosed patients were selected & divided in two groups. One group receiving Ayurvedic Treatment & other Allopathic Regimen (Tb.Methotraxate7.5 mg/week) for 2 months & comparative study was done. Assessment was done on improvement in clinical symptoms as well as on Laboratory parameters.
Highlights
Psoriasis is a papulosquamatous disorder of skin characterized by sharply defined erythamatous lesions
Need of Study A lot of research work has been done on treatment of Psoriasis in both modern & Ayurveda Sciences & lot of is still going on
Shatri (2003) Kutaki, Daruharidra, Amruta are having potent Hepatoprotective action. These drugs act on the formation site of the Rakta dhatu & break the basic pathogenesis of Kustha
Summary
Psoriasis is a papulosquamatous disorder of skin characterized by sharply defined erythamatous lesions. It is notoriously chronic & is well known for its course of remission & exacerbation. Classical Ayurveda treats this disease as a one of a type of Kustha. Need of Study A lot of research work has been done on treatment of Psoriasis in both modern & Ayurveda Sciences & lot of is still going on. Management Of. Psoriasis: A Comparative Clinical Study Of Standard Ayurveda & Allopathic Protocols. Dr Sameer Shinde, Dr Puneet Bhargava, and Dr Daya Shanker Mishra patients shows that 78% of severe psoriatic Patients were still frustrated by the lack of efficacy of treatment. Archives of Dermatology (2001) So a day it became essential to find out a safe, economic, effective treatment for psoriasis
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