Abhishek Biswas*¹, Pronab Haldar²

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijahm/v9i3.04

^1*PG Scholar, Department of RSBK, SAMCH, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 

² Associate Professor, Department of RSBK, SAMCH, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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ABSTRACT:

Healthy Skin is the reflection of Healthy Body wherein the affliction of former will not only have an impact on Somatic make-up but also on Psychological and Social aspects of an individual. Pama (Scabies) is one among the Kshudra Kushthas with Kapha Pitta⁵ predominant disorder explained under Kushtha. Though Herbal and Rasoushadhis individually have their own importance in Ayurveda, but multitude effects of drugs are under consideration now a day and hence a combination of herbo-mineral drugs became more popular and so a compound preparation Kushthadalanarasa as internal medicine and Gandhakadi Yoga for external application was chosen in group A and compared with the effect of external application Gandhakadi Yoga in group B. In present clinical study of 40 patients of Pama, result showed statistically significant with p<0.01 in both groups. In Group A there was significant relief in symptoms like Kandu, Thoda, Daha, Pidika, Srava i.e. 30% completely relief, 35 % moderately improved and 25 % mildly improved compared to Group B with 30 % moderately improved and 50 % were mildly improved in symptoms Thoda and Srava.

Keywords: Pama, Kushtha Scabies, Kushthadalanarasa, Gandhakadi Yoga, Herbo-mineral drugs

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