Abstract

UNRAVELLING THE SAMPRAPTI OF KUSHTA – A REVIEW

Dr. Surya Raj* and Dr. Shreevathsa

Abstract

Kushta is one of the twacha vikara that broadly includes most of the skin diseases. Though at times, kushta and twak vikara are used synonymously they do differ. The word twak vikara means all the ailments of the skin. It includes kilasa, vyanga, tilakalaka and all other skin manifestations and indeed kushta is one among them. “Kalena upekshitam yasmath sarvam kushnaati tadvapuhu” – a long period of negligence that makes the entire shareera ugly is known as kushta. This very definition of kushta shows the chronicity of the vyadhi. Depending on the aetiology, manifestation, complexities and severity it can take different presentations and forms. For understanding this varied form the knowledge of samprapti is highly essential. The samprapti of kushta appears to be comprehensively including all the factors responsible for the vyadhi in a precise and technical description. This needs to be explored and elaborated to unravel the simplicity of kushta samprapti.

Keywords: Kushta samprapti, saptakodravya sangraha, tiryak sira, shaithilyata.