Abstract

CONCEPT OF KRISHNIKARANA MALAHARA IN THE TREATMENT OF VITILIGO

Dr. Mridula*, Dr. Abhishek Bhushan Sharma and Dr. Dhruv Kumar Mishra

Abstract

Skin is just an expanse of a surface to be painted, tattooed and otherwise assaulted for reasons of beauty & vanity. But, it is the largest organ of the body. It‟s the mirror that reflects external and internal pathology, and thus helps in diagnosis of disease. According to Modern dermatology, Shwitra can be correlated with Vitiligo which is an autoimmune disease, otherwise called as Leucoderma. Currently, there is no medication or treatment developed by medical science that can cure Vitiligo. In Ayurveda, management of Shwitra has been described in detail. Lots of research works have already been done at various institutes of Ayurveda. With the aim of providing better relief to the patient, present review study have been planned and aim of this proposed study is to assess the efficacy of Krisnikarana Malahara in the management of Shwitra (Vitiligo).”

Keywords: Shwitra, Vitiligo, Autoimmune diseases, Ayurveda, Krishnikarana Malahara.