CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF TWACHA SHARIR (SKIN) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TARUNYAPITIKA AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH

Dr. Vikas Ashok Kashikar* and Dr. Suryakant D. Rokade

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is holistic science, has a goal of healthy life, prevention of disease also provide treatment to various disease condition. Twacha (skin) is main organ of integumentary system. It is the largest organ of the body acquire 1.5-2 square meter surface area of the body. Twacha is panchabhautik in nature. Twacha has seven different stara (layers), these layers are site of various disease. There is dominacy of pitta dosha in madhyam vaya avastha (young age). Tarunyapitika is the mainly occur in madhyam vaya avastha. Healthy glowing skin, a distant and big dream for all individual and specially for young generation. In young age both of sex are equally suffer from Tarunyapitika (acne vulgaris). In sushrut Samhita tarunyapitika comes under the heading of kshudra rogas. In modern era sedentary life style, junk food various beverages, stress imbalances dosha affecting the mind and the body. These kind of lifestyle increases the incidences of tarunyapitika in young age. Twacha roga and twacha dushti are important aspect of twacha sharir. Modern science mention skin disorder acne vulgaris having nearly equal sign and symptoms as that of tarunyapitika. This review study tries to understand ayurvedic etiology and pathogenesis of tarunyapitika. Hence to discuss and elaborate concept of twacha sharir with special reference to tarunyapitika.

Keywords: Twacha (skin), Twacha stara (layers), Dosha, Tarunyapitika (acne vulgaris).