Dr. Vinod Kumar Tiwari
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
Vicharchika is one of the most common skin disease. In AyurvedaVicharchika has been described under KshudraKusthas. It is having the involvement of Tridosha, with Kapha predominant. Kandu, Pidika, ShyavaVarna, and Srava are the characteristic symptoms of Vicharchika. It included under RaktapradoshajaVikaras. It affects psychological and social status of person. due to its appearance, severe itching, disturb the daily routine life. It is correlated with eczema in modern dermatology, based on the clinical presentations. The term Eczema means to” Boil out” ( ec = out, zema = boil) that the skin is boiling out or oozing out. Eczema is an inflammatory reaction pattern of the skin. Characterized by variable intensity of itching and soreness, crusting, dryness, erythema, excoriation, exudation, fissuring, hyper pigmentation, lichenification, oozing, scaling & vasculation. The most common type of eczema is known as atopic dermatitis or atopic eczema. No satisfactory treatment is available for eczema in modern medicine, some antihistamines & topical steroids are used for treatment of eczema. The Ayurvedic treatment principle of eczema can be divided in to Srotosodhana&Doshashaman. According to condition, Vamana, Virechana&Raktamokshana are included in shodhana. In Doshashaman, for acute stage of disease mostly PittaKaphahara properties medicines are useful & for chronic stage of Vicharchika, VataKaphahara medicines are used.