Open AccessAYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF EK-KUSHTA (PSORIASIS)-A CASE STUDY
Author(s) -
Bhupinder Singh Arora
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of research - granthaalayah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-3629
pISSN - 2350-0530
DOI - 10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i5.2019.843
Subject(s) - ayurvedic medicine , psoriasis , medicine , alternative medicine , traditional medicine , medicinal herbs , dermatology , pathology
Psoriasis is described in Ayurveda as ek-kushta, it is type of kshudrakushta. The number of people suffering from Psoriasis all over the world is increasing progressively. Ayurvedic medicine is oriented toward prevention, health maintenance and treatment of diseases. There is large number of drugs of herbal and mineral origin mentioned in Ayurvedic texts, regarding the treatment of ek-kushta. The present case study is successful Ayurvedic management of a case of ek-kushta (psoriasis). Here a case report of a 35 years-male having with the complaint of ubhay pad pradeshi twak aaraktavarniya twakavaivarnya, kandu, twakrukshata etc. since 2 months. He was treated with Ayurvedic herbs & some panchkarma procedure which give effective result with Ayurvedic Management.