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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF MORINGA OLIEFERA, ROOT BARK (SHIGRU’S MOOLATWAK) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DADRU

*Dr. Shweta Verma

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Abstract

The study’s main objective is to Evalvuate the Efficacy of Shigru’s Moolatwak in the Management of Dadru and to provide a Cost Effective Medicine for Dadru. Disturbed lifestyle, Dietary habits, underlying various conditions and deteriorated environmental conditions etc. contribute to Kushta Disease. Now a day’s skin disease has become common challenge in general practice. The disease Dadru Kushtha’ is well documented in all perennial sources of Ayurvedic wisdom. Dadru is the common disease in developing countries like India as most of the population lived in unhygienic condition. Dadru can be compared with Tinea Infection. Symptoms include redness, itching, and circular rashes which closely resembles the symptoms of Raga, Kandu, pidika and Utsanna Mandala of Twak. Main site of etiopathogenesis are Twak (skin), Rakta (blood and Lymph) and Lasika (sweat gland). Rupa appears during the fifth Kriyakala and this 'Vyakta' stage may be stated to that of the manifestation of the fully developed disease. Dadru, almost all the acharayas has mentioned along with its management. This Ayurveda have capacity to cure the skin Disease like Dadru. In Samhita reported Shodhana and Shamana drugs having Kushtaghna, Krumighna and Kandughna properties are described for Kushta. Along with this, for better result, Bahiparimarjana Chikitsa (local application of drugs) in the form of lepa and oil was also advised. In this case study the patient was treated with external application of Shigru moola twak powder as lepa for 40 days.

Keywords: kushtha, kandu, utsanna mandala, raga, pidika, rakht, lasika, lepa.