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ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EKKUSHTHA (PALMAR PSORIASIS)- A REVIEW

Dr. Sachin Aghade*, Dr. S. P. Mirajkar, Dr. Sachin Rere, Dr. Digamber Sahu, Dr. Snehal Tarar and Dr. Smita Rajput

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Psoriasis is a disease with reddish plaques and silvery scales. It is one of the most intriguing and perplexing disorders of skin. It is a papulosquamous skin disease and is a chronic, non-contagious,multisystemic, inflammatory in nature. The worldwide prevalence of psoriasis is 2-3 %. In India, its prevalence is 0.4%-2.8%. Eka-Kushtha resembles as a Psoriasis because of its distribution pattern and characteristic features like aswedanam (anhydrous), the lesions are dry and rough. Medicine Patient was treated with Ayurvedic oral drugs for 2 month after the administration of Virechana Karma (therapeutic purgation) and got satisfactory results with no side effects. Virechan Karma (therapeutic purgation) was done with Karvellaka Swarasa (juice of Momordica charantia Linn. fruit), Draksha Kwath (decoction of dry Vitis vinifera Linn. Fruit) and Triphala powder along with oral medication as Sanshamani Vati, four tablets (250 mg each tablet) twice a day with lukewarm water and Nimba Jala Prakshalana (decoction of Azadirachta indica leaf) for local wash. The effect of the therapy was assessed by the signs and symptoms before and after the treatment. The treatment modalities showed relief in patient’s sign and symptoms over 6 weeks of follow-up. This study shows that Patient of Ekkushtha (Palmar Psoriasis) has been successfully treated by Ayurvedic treatment modalities.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Ekkushtha, Palmar Psoriasis, Virechan Karma.