Jyoti Rani, Shikha Chuadhary, VG Huddar, R K Yadava
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
Beauty is the wish of every individual to give pleasure to the sense. Ayurveda affirms on both external and internal beauty and external beauty is complimented by internal beauty.Skin represent the inner health and outer beauty of an individual.Skin health is important not only for one‟s appearance, but more importantly because skin performs many essential tasks for our body & is one of the most powerful indicators of health. Now-a-days, there has been a considerable increase in occurrence of skin diseases. Most of the skin diseases are caused due to bacterial or fungal infections. Tinea faciei is a superficial fungal infectionand contributes about 5-10 % of overall skin diseases.According to Ayurveda all skin diseases are included under one heading of ‘Kushtha Roga’.In Ayurveda skin fungal infection is termed as Dadru kustha . Aacharya Vagbhata and Sushruta have explained Dadru Kushtha under Mahakushtha. Aacharya Charaka has included Dadru in Kshudra Kushtha.In the present study, A 19 years old female patient (case of dadru kustha (Tinea faciei) has been treated with Shamana and Bahiparimarjana chikitsa i.e Nimbadi churna,Shudh Gandhak,Triphla gugglu,Aragwadharishtam,Krimimudgar Ras,Neemelia oil. After few weeks of treatment, significant improvement has been observed in parameters like kandu (itching), daha (burning sensation), rookshata (dryness), raga (erythema), pidika (lesions).