Leprosy: Cause, Symptons and Treatment

Mohit Kumar Tiwari; Pratibha Gupta

Mohit Kumar Tiwari 626, Ruchi Klaand, Sharda Nagar, Lucknow-226002 U.P., India.
Pratibha Gupta Scientist E, Botanical Survey of India, Ministry of Environment Forest and Clime Change Government of India, A.J.C.Bose Indian Botanic Garden Haorah-711 103, West Bengal, India.

Keywords: Mycobacteria, degenerative leprosy, macrophage cells, chalmugra odoratous.

Abstract

Leprosy is considerd to be a very severe degenerative and communicable disease since long. This disease is caused by bacillus Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium leprometosis or Mycobacterium leprimurium, which is expressed as nodes on the body or degeneration of body parts especially of hand and legs. There is a detailed description of symptoms and treatment of leprosy in ancient Ayurvedic medical litrature. In morden medical system multi drug therapy treatment is used, combining Rifampcin, Ofloxcin and Minocycline antibiotics which are very effective. Inspite of that in Indian sub continent very effective results were not found due to lack of awareness and education, although improvement is visible now as compared to past.