Abstract

USE OF KSHARA APPLICATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHARMAKEELA (DIGITATE WART)- A SINGLE CASE STUDY

Dr. Shanmukhappa V. Irannanavar*, Dr. Sacin N. Patil and Dr. Rashmi V.

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Abstract

Warts, a Verruca, are one of the most common viral infections seen in primary care and affect approximately 7% to 10% of the population. Warts troubled most humans since generations. Warts cause disfigurement by occurring on the areas like on face, neck, hand, etc. it also cause depression. The treatment for warts includes electric cautery, cryo therapy, chemical excision, surgical excision etc, which are invasive procedures and commonly lead to scarring, hyper pigmentation and high incidence of recurrence and disfigurement. In Ayurveda it is mentioned under Kshudra Rogadikara. First reference about Charmakeela noted by Acarya Sushrutha. Sushrutha Samhita has mentioned Pratisaraniya Kshara (Local application of Kshara) as one among treatment modalities in the management of Charmakeela. In this case report, a male patient of 50 years consulted to outpatient department, with complaints of common warts on Face. The patient was treated with local application of teekshna apamarga kshara for 3 sittings with a gap of 7 days. Hence the study revealed that excision of Charmakeela through kshara karma is one of the potential treatments to avoid recurrence.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Charmakeela, Apamarga Kshara, Warts.