A study on the efficacy of Siravyadha followed by Snuhi Kaanda Lepa in the management of Vicharchika (eczema)

Shivappa A. Gangal; Deepa S. Gangal

doi:10.21760/jaims.5.6.8

Shivappa A. Gangal Reader, Department of Shalya Tantra, Shri Veerpulikeshi Rural Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Badami
Deepa S. Gangal Lecturer, Department of Kayachikitsa, Shri Kalidas Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital and Research Center, Badami, Karnataka, INDIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.5.6.8

Keywords: Vicharchika, Siravyadha, Snuhu Kaanda Lepana.

Abstract

Beauty is either skin deep i.e. Superficial or the purity of soul itself the later which is implied to Satwa Guna is penultimate and is beyond physical afflictions. Complexion, color etc. attributed to the healthy status of Tawk (skin) and the humors and the former is mean of sensory perception and the Vata Dosha pervades in it. People who live in urban areas and in climates with low humidity seen to be at increased risk for developing atopic dermatitis. W.H.O reveals that more than 75 million people all over the world have this disease.