ayurvedic treatement for Kushta(Skin Diseases)

 KUSTHA THE SKINMANIFESTATION IN AYURVEDIC MANGEMENT

·          “Sarvam kushņāti tat vapuh”

·          The disease is called kuşţha because it disfigures the body, if not treated in time.

·          There are seven mahā kuşţhas and eleven kşudra kuşţhas.

·         The terms mahā (severe) and kşudra (less severe) indicate the intensity of the disease

Kustha Nidāna
 Causative factors

·            Āhāra (Food factors)

·          Continued use of incompatible foods and drinks.

·          Excessive use of new cereals, yogurt, fishes, salty and sour foods.

·          Excessive use of sesamum, milk, jaggery, pulses.

·          Indigestion, eating before the previous meal has been digested.

Vihāra (Activities     )

·          Suppression of natural urges especially vomiting.

·          Avoidance of periodical elimination procedures (Paňcakarma).

·          Drinking cold water immediately after exposing to sun, physical exertion.

·         Too much of physical exertion

·            Others

·          Not respecting elders.

·          Committing sinful acts (Dasa vidha pāpa)

Main skin manifestation are Tuberculoid leprosy,Nummular eczema ,Allergic VasculitisTinea variant, chronic stage with  secondary infection.,Melanoma (Skin cancer)

चिकित्सा

       निदानपरिर्वजनं

       अपकर्षणं

       प्रकृति विघातनं

·            Kustha disease occurs due dosha bahulyata,in this case shodana is essentional

पक्षात् पक्षात् –छर्दनं

    मासान्मासात् – स्रसनं

    वत्सरे हि व्दौ – रक्तस्राव्यं

    नस्यं       - त्रिरात्रात्रिरात्रं

Snehana (Uttama matra)

       Snehana given in purvarrup stage

       vata – meshasrgadi oil,ghee

       pitta- asvakarnaadi ghee

       kapha- priyalaadi

       सर्षेषां तुवरकतैलं भल्लातक तैलं वेति

       tikathakam and maha tikatham

Swedana

       Nadi or baspa short period

Sodhanam

       Virechana

       Vamana

·            Vamana –above abdomen (drugs like madana phala ,yasthimadhu,patola,nimbha kvatha)

Virechana Vamana–trivrit ,dathi,jayapala,triphalait can be usedsouviraka,tushodaka,asava,sidhucan be use

Shamanam 1.Ekamoola dravya

                          2. yogas

                          3. lepana

·            Chiratta tailam-ring worm

·            amalaki+vidanga

·            Harithaki+vidanga+ballathakam

·            Amritha swarasa

·            इति दोषे विजितेऽन्तसूत्वक्स्थे शमनं बहि: प्रलेपादि हितम्।

    तीक्ष्णालेपोत्क्लिष्टं कुष्ठं हि विवृद्धिमेति मलिने देहे॥

    after ghrtha pana –siravyadhana

    after  that prachana by goji etc –grishta

    then alepana 7 lepas

·            Specailly dadru lakshaadi lepa

·            Saidhavadi

·            Hemaksheriadi

·            Pudarika- badradi

       Sidhdarthak snana :

·                  musta, madanphala, triphala, karanja, aaragvadha , indrajava, daruharidra, saptaparna siddha jal snana

·            KASAYAM

1. SODHANAM-Patolakaturohinyadi,patolamuladhi

2. SAMANAM-Manjistadi k

Tiktakam k

Candana parpatakadi k

Nimbadi k

Aragvathamrutadi k

Nishothamadi k

MTK (VP)

Dasmula amritha k

Patola mula triphala k

GTK

Khadiraristadi k

CURNAM

·            Avalgujabijadi ch

·            Eladi

·            Aragvadhapatradi

·            Argvadhaamrithaadi

·            Guggul panchapal c

·            Nimbadi

·            Patoladi

·            Musthamrithadi

·            Saddhara

GULIKA

Guggulu pancapala gutika

Kaisora guggulu gutika

Avalguja bijadi gutika

Arogyavardhini gutika

Asava/arista

Mulakasavam

Nimbasavam

Khadiraaristam

Gomutraasavam

Usirasavam    -p

Nimbaamrithasavam- kp

Lodhrasavam

cithrakasavam

·            Rasa medicine-

·              Gandhaka rasayanam,Tamra bhasmam,Tamra bhasamam(p),Talaka bhasmam,Rasa sinduram,Rasa manikam(K)

·            LEHYAM-

kalyana gulam (k),madusunhi rasayanam,guggulu tiktaka madusnuhi,(VK),manibhadram lehyam

SEVYAM-

Nimbhaamruthadi Aavanakkenne

Ayaskrithi

TAILAM

Vajraka tailam-ushnam so kaphaanubanda

Maha vajrakam –same

Tuvaraka tailam

Maha marichadi

Kunkumadi (P)

Nalpamaradi

Dinesavalyadi kuzhambu

Dasamulaamrithadi (V)

In kusta Bhallataka Rasayana in form of sarpi,ksiram,yusham etc are useful

·            Tuvaraka Rasyanam-this as Naimithika Rasyanam by susruta and vagbhata used to cure extreme case of kusta

·            Used as Tailm or with khadira kvatha,in the form of nasya,majja also used

·            Citraka Rasyanam

·            शिलाजतु प्रयोग – शिलाजतु + वज्रभस्म

PATHYA

·            Shali

·            Yava

·            Godhuma

·            Kodrava

·            Priyangu

·            Mudga

·            Masoora

·            Tuvara

·            Tiktha Shakham

·            Triphala

           {A.H. chi 19/25,26

DONOT’S

·            Dhadhi

·            Dugdha

·            Guda

·            Aanoopa Maamsa

·            Tila

·            Maasham

                {A.H.chi19/27

·            In India, psychological factors are responsible for skin diseases in about 10 -15% of cases affecting mainly the educated

·            Yama,tyagasila satvritta are to followed

·            Dvija and daiva puja should be make then good psychic

·            ASANA –

·             Sirsh Asana, uttanasana, janu sirsasana

·            PRANAYAMA-

Sheetali Pranayama ,bastrika etc..

Naturopathy

·            Fasting:It is the best way to detoxify the body.

·             Diet therapy:Fresh fruits and vegetables, sprouts, fiber rich foods 

·            Mud therapy

·          Heliotherapy:These adverse effects can be avoided by the application of natural moisturizers like Neem oil, oat derivatives and with the application of essential oils like tea tree oil, primrose oil, etc. while having the sun bath

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Molluscum Contagiosum

It is a tumour produced by virus.

Dome shaped, waxy, pink papules or nodules 2 to 5 mm in size.

Central umbilication.

Usually asymptomatic and self limiting.

Treatment.

Surgical removal of the lesion.

Cryo therapy with liquid nitrogen. 

Electro desiccation.

                                                         

Ayurvedic Treatment

Unripe stage – Rakthamoshana mainly Jalaukavacharana   

External application

·     Chirattai Tailam

·     Spadika Drāvakam (Spadikam, karpūram, ţankaņam, varāţika bhasmam + dhānyāmlam or tamarind juice)

Internal medicines

·    Bhallātaka sarpi