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STUDY OF SHWITRA YOGA IN THE TREATMENT OF LEUCODERMA / VITILIGO

Dr. Deodatta Bhadlikar, Dr. Devyani Bhadlikar, Dr. Shruti Saxena*, Dr. Archana Pandey Jumle, Rahul Jumle

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Abstract

Ayurveda has described a number of “Asadhya”‟ diseases, Leucoderma is one of them and is a medico-social Problem since the time of Bhagavan Manu. Manu has said, even if one‟s daughter is suffering from Leucoderma she should be kept away from marriage for the sake of society. Although the disease is not contagious or there is no pain or complications in this disease. According to Ayurveda, Leucoderma is a disease difficult to cure by its very nature. So it is a difficult task for the patients as well as “Chikitsaka”. We were inspired to take the challenge of this disease to society and we selected the Problem of Leucoderma. In initial stage we started a pilot study of different drugs which are described in the text books of Ayurveda as a „„Kushthaghna‟‟.

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