To Evaluate the Efficacy of Neem & Haritaki Churna (Internally), Stri Kutaja Taila (External Application) & Vapour of Earthworm Soil in the Management of Kitibha (Psoriasis)
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune condition which is characterized by elevated itchy plaques of raised red skin covered with thick silvery micaceous scales. Prevalence of psoriasis in India ranges from 0.5%-1.5% and 1-3% in America and Western countries. Lower prevalence rates are found in Japanese and rare in West Africans. Psoriasis occurs in 2% of world population according to British Medical Journals published in 2015. Kitibha is a type of kshudra kustha described in different Ayurvedic classics. It is a vata- kaphaja disorder. The clinical symptoms of Kitibha described in Ayurveda resembles with the clinical symptom’s of Psoriasis. It is one of the most common dermatological problems of unknown etiology. Medicines which are used in Ayurveda are safe and being practiced since thousands of years. A large number of drugs are described in Ayurveda for the treatment of Kustha. Keeping this view in the mind, Neem and Haritaki were selected as oral drugs and snehan with Stri Kutaja taila followed by swedan with earth worm casting was chosen.
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Karabi Kumari, Bishnu Prasad Sarma
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