Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON PAMA VYADHI

Vd. Sudarshana Suresh Walhe* and Vd. Vaibhav Dattatray Phartale

Abstract

Ayurveda is the science of life which deals with prevention of disease first (swasthasya swasthya rakshnam) and then curative measures of disease (Aaturasya vikar prashamana). Now a days in day to day life style people are getting more conscious about their external beauty compared to internal ones and in also some profession they charming proceed. Skin reflects the internal health of an individuals. Healthy skin depicts the personality of an individuals. Now a days, skin diseases are very common, due to various causes, eg. Consumption of unhealthy food or lifestyle modification or environmental pollution or due to stress skin problems are increasing day by day and it also affects the quality of life of an individuals. In daily routine, each and every general practitioners face 10-15 % of skin disorders due to altered life style, mental status, unhygenic life style, over eating of fast food, nutrition, due to all above mentioned reasons skin disease are mostly encountered. Because of all above reasons skin disorders which are happened they all are included in Kushtha according to Ayurveda. In charak samhita kushtha is of two types – first is Mahakushtha and another one is Kshudra Kushtha. In 11 type of kshudra Kushtha pama is one of the type, which is described as doshik predominance of pitta– kapha. The symptoms like pitika, shotha, kandu and strava seen in pama. According to Ayurveda treatment need to be considered as Raktamokshana, Virechana and Lepa prayoga in pama.

Keywords: Kushtha, pama, rakt mokshan, virechana.