Abstract

STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF PRACCHAÌ„N KARMA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VICARCIKAÌ„ VIS A VIS CHRONIC ECZEMATOUS DERMATITIS

Puja Nayak* and Anup Baishya

Abstract

Vicharcika is one, among all the Kṣudra kuṣṭha. Vicarcikā manifests as Kaṇḍū (itching), Śyāvā Piḍakā (blackish papular eruptions), Bahusrāvā (excessive discharge) in acute stages; Ruḳṣata (dryness) and Rāji (lichenification) in chronic stages. Vicarcikā is mainly a kapha-pitta pradhan disease. It can be correlated to Eczematous dermatitis on the basis of symptoms. Eczematous dermatitis is characterized by erythema, vesiculation, oozing in acute stage; sealing and crusting in sub-acute stage; lichenification in chronic stages. Vicarcikā is mainly caused by pitta-kaphakara āhāra-vihāras like of Haritānām i.e. green leafy vegetables, Matsya i.e. fish, Amla Mastu i.e. sour curd, Dadhi i.e. curd, etc. Pracchān karma comes under Raktamokṣaṇa, which is used in the treatment of duṣṭa raktajanita vyadhi, specially of skin in origin. Keeping this view in mind, in 30 selected patients of chronic eczematous dermatitis, Pracchān karma was done which showed clinically and statiscally significant results in many symptoms. The same has been elaborated in the full paper.

Keywords: Vicarcika?, Eczematous dermatitis, Praccha?n karma.