A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY OF SIDHARTAK LEPA, VAMAN & VIRECHAN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF “EKAKUSTHA” W.S.R. TO PSORIASIS

Abstract

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that triggers the buildup of skin cells too quickly. This buildup of cells formed scaling to the surface of the skin. It became basically Inflammation and redness across the scales. Typical colour of psoriatic scales is whitish & silver, which occurs on the skin in dense red patches. Those patches can crack and bleed at times. (Dry Erythematous, Macules, Papules & Scales). Psoriasis is one the worst dermatological disorder in the world affects up to 3.5% and the Indian population roughly 0.44 to 2-8%. All the skin diseases in Ayurveda have been described under the broad heading of “Kustha Roga”. Kustha divided in 2 types: - Maha Kustha & Ksudra Kustha. Ekakustha is considered one of the Kshudra Kustha. Ayurvedic Samhitas have considered all type of Kustha is Tridosaja. On the basis of dominance of Dosha they have different types. So that Ekakustha is (Vata-Kaphaj) phenomenon. Eka-kustha is (Vata-Kaphaja) phenomenon. Psoriasis has a wide range of presentation from just a single spot to involvement of all over the body. When we carefully analyses the nature, we can see close resemblance of symptoms between Psoriasis & Ekakustha. This Comparative Clinical study shows that combined three procedures- Vaman Karma, Virechana Karma & Lepa by Sidhartak Churna is showing more effective re-sults in reliving Psoriasis in comparison of single procedure like Vaman Karma by Sidhartak Churna, Virechan Karma by Sidhartak Churna & Sidhartak Lepa is showing less relief than combined 3 procedure.