ROLE OF PANCHA SHIRISHA AGAD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DADRU KUSTHA: A REVIEW

Abstract

Skin is the priority of every human but in our modern era the changing of lifestyle creating various types of disorder in body including skin disorders. There is a definite increase in its incidence especially in tropical and developing countries like India due to various reasons. In Ayurveda science all kind of skin disorder are included under kustha which is classified into two types – Kshudra and Maha Kustha. Dadru is described under kshudra kustha. In modern science clinical presentation of Dadru can be compared with dermatophytosis. It’s caused by species of pathogenesis related to fungi (dermatophytes) having itching, scaling, erythema with the lesions discoid in shape. To control the effect of the disease other systems of medicine have greatly advanced, particularly in skin disorders there is no specifics medicaments for sure cure in skin disorder but symptomatic treatments like steroids are used, but they produce serious a lot of side effects in our body externally as well as internally. Ayurveda deals with the treatment which demolish the root cause by balancing the Dosha, Dhatu of body. In Charak shamita Panch shirisha Agad is described for the management of Dushi Visha (cumulative toxicity). In Agad tantra Dadru (Twak vikara) is one of the symptoms of Dushi Visha. So here an effort is made to see the review on role of Panchasirisha Agad in the management of Dadru kustha.