¹Dr. Govind Narayan , ²Dr. Amrita Bhattarai , ³Dr. Gopesh Mangal

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijahm/v8i3.10

 ¹MD Scholar, Department of Panchkarma, National Institute Of   Ayurveda, Jaipur, India.

²MD Scholar, Department of Panchkarma, National Institute Of   Ayurveda, Jaipur, India.

³Assistant Professor and Head(I/C), Department of Panchkarma, National Institute Of   Ayurveda Jaipur, India 

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Abstract:-

Psoriasis is a chronic, non-communicable, painful, disfiguring and disabling disease for which there is no cure and with great negative impact on patient’s quality of life. The reported prevalence of psoriasis in countries ranges between 0.09% and 11.4%, making psoriasis a serious global problem. Psoriasis causes great physical, emotional, and social burden, in general is often significantly impaired. Treatment of psoriasis is still based on controlling the symptoms. Kitibha-Kushtha is one of the skin disorders described under the heading of Ksudrakushtha. It is Vata- Kapha predominant disorder with the features like Shyavavarna, Kina, Kharasparsh, Kathina, Sarava, Kandu. Psoriasis patients complain about extensive itching, dryness which is characteristic feature of Kitibha-Kushtha, and shows  Vata-Kapha predominance of disease. In this study 3 patients of Kitibha-Kushtha were taken. All 3 patients were treated with Classical Vamana  Karma (therapeutic emesis) followed by Aragwadha Patra Lepa along with Shamana Yoga Lelitaka (Gandhaka) at dose of 500mg twice daily with honey in empty stomach.The result was encouraging in all the 3 cases of Psoriasis.

Key words:-Psoriasis, Kitibha-Kushtha, Vata- Kapha, Vamana  Karma.

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