A Comparative Study Of Two Virechana Yoga In The Management Of Eka Kustha (Psoriasis)

Abstract

Ayurveda is the only medical science which teaches ‘The understanding of life’. The word kushtha is a term as a broad spectrum entirely which covers almost all the skin diseases of modern science. Therefore only after finding origin, pathogenesis, dosh prominence and nature of disease treatment can be started. So, avoiding further controversy at present we are considering psoriasis as Ekakushtha. As nobody has done comparative study of virechan karma with two different yoga 20 patients under trial were subdivided into Group I & Group II (each 10 patients) to compare the effects of both Virechana yoga. Group I: Virechana karma with Ichhabhedi ras and Group II : Virechana karma with Trivritadi churna. Difference in results in both group were statistically significant with Effect on ASWEDAN in group I was 100%. In Group I Effect on MATSYASHAKALOPAM was giving 86.20% relief. In VARNA Group II was giving 65% relief. Effect on PIDIKA In Group II was 100%. In Group I Effect on KANDU shows relief of 83.33%, Effect in group I showed improvement of 100% on VEDANA, Effect in group I on RUKSHTA was 95.65% . In case of VATA dushti, group I showed relief of 90.32%, which is also highly significant at P<0.001.while In PITTA prakopa second Group showed improvement of 83.90% . In KAPHA dushti, relief of Group II therapy is providing relief of 91.32%. In Srotodushti group I on RASVAHA showed 85.74% relief and In case of SWEDAVAHA 72.22% relief was obtained in group I. Same way in case of RAKTAVAHA in group II 85.74% relief was achived.In MANSAVAHA 81.74% relief was seen in Group II. Better result in group with Icchabhedi ras is because eka kustha is tridosh vyadhi with prominent vata kapha dosha and Icchabhedi ras is having effect on vata kapha dosha. If we see individual symptoms, patient in group two shows more improvement in symptoms due to kapha pitta dosha.