Abstract

CASE STUDY- HEALTH AND BEAUTY ARE THE TWO FACES OF SINGLE COIN MANAGED BY PANCHKARMA

Bansode Sheetal*

Abstract

Now a day’s youngsters are very much aware of their look. The most troubling aspect of acne for many people is the scarring that can occur. And, while acne may not be very noticeable, individuals tend to be sensitive about their appearance. Teenagers especially may become concerned about the way other people react to them .The disease has a tendency to flare up during certain periods of life to. Allopathic treatment includes treatment for all forms of acne as topical retinoids and benzyl peroxide, orally antibiotics, steroids. But these therapies give serious side effects like nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and bone marrow depression. So it is necessary to find out effective and safe treatment for Acne Vulgaris and Ayurveda is for it which plays important role through its principles i.e. Shodhana, Shamana. It is a unique and long lasting result providing treatment for better life of the patient. For present study we have reported a 26 years old male patient having symptoms of mukhadushika since last 2 years. He had severe papules on face, back and chest. The patient was treated with Virechana, jalokawacharan. The improvement was significantly increased during course of Panchakarma.

Keywords: Mukhadushika (Acne vulgaries), Virechana, Jalokawcharana (Raktamoshan).