EFFICACY OF VIRECHANA KARMA IN MANAGEMENT OF MUKHADUSHIKA vis-à-vis ACNE VULGARIS
Dr. Suneera Banga* and Dr. Vandana Avhad
ABSTRACT
Healthy skin is a result of overall health condition of individuals and a clear, healthy facial impression plays an important part in the individual’s personality. Since, the ages tarunyapitika or mukhadushika or yuvanpidika is a major concern for youth (specially adolescents). Mukhadushika is one of the kshudra rogas explained by acharya sushruta. Herb shalmali kantaka like bump or blemish appears on the skin due to vitiation of kapha,vata and shonita. Mukhadushika is correlated as Acne vulgaris which is a disease of piloseabacceous follicle characterized by non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions. In ayurveda, mukhadushika is treated through shodhana and shamana chikitsa, nidanaparivarjana. Nidanparivarjana means to avoid the hetu sevana, shodhana chikitsa for mukhadushika includes vamana, virechana, siravedha. Among shodhana, virechana karma is used for underwritten case. Shamana chikitsa is also given to the patient.
Keywords: Mukhadushika, kshudra roga,virechana karma.
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