Abstract

CLINICAL STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF TAKZEMA TABLET AND TAKZEMA OINTMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VICHARCHIKA ECZEMA

Dr. Arya Neelam*, Sharma Anita and Saini Rashmi

Abstract

Eczema is a pattern of inflammatory response of the skin characterized by redness, skin edema, itching and dryness, with possible crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing or bleeding. Ayurvedic science explains this disease as Vicharchika. Majority of the skin diseases in Ayurveda have been described under the broad heading of ‘Kustha’, which are further divided into Maha Kustha & Kshudra Kustha. Vicharchika one of the Kshudra Kustha runs a chronic course generally considered difficult to cure & even if it is cured relapses are common. In the present study the management of Vicharchika Kustha was planned by Takzema ointmint ‘for external use and ‘Takzema Tablet for internal use.

Keywords: Vicharchika, Kustha, Takzema.