Management of Mandal Kushtha (Psoriasis) with Swarnakshiri Swaras and Lepa – A Case Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic and noninfectious skin disease characterized by circumscribed erythematous scaly lesions. It has unpredictable course of remission with multifactorial cause like stress, lifestyle changes and dietary habits. Available medications like steroids, PUVA therapy etc do not provide long lasting relief. In Ayurveda the disease can be correlated with mandal kushtha due to resemblance of signs and symptoms. Ayurveda has provided a variety of safe and effective remedies for its treatment. Among them swarnakshiri has been mentioned as kushthagna and hence selected as drug of choice in this case as it is cost effective and easily available. For present study, a 24 yr old male patient having signs and symptoms of erythematous scaly patches over shin, feet, fingers and itching, dryness over affected areas since last 3 yrs has been reported. Auspitz sign and candle grease sign were positive. The patient was treated with swarnakshiri swaras in a dose of 5 ml twice a day and lepa applied locally twice daily with pathya ahara vihara as mentioned in Ayurvedic classics. Significant improvement in the symptoms were observed after 8 days. Patches were resolved and features like scaling, itching and bleeding points were not visible. The relief in the symptoms with swarnakshiri shows that single drug treatment may also be safe and effective in the management of psoriasis. Further large scale study is needed.
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Komal Dharkar, Ganesh Tekale, Sudhir Deshpande
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