Abstract

AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO ESTABLISH THE PRAKRUTI AND INVOLVEMENT OF DOOSHITA DOSHA-DOOSHYA IN THE YAVUNA PIDIKA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ACNE VULGARIS

Ashwini I. Honagannavar*

Abstract

Ayurveda being an independent health science, it also has its methodology in understanding and managing health and disease. Beauty raised its different definitions since the onset of mankind but has always remained very much connected with the good looks. According to Acharyas, among 56 upangas, face is considered the most important. In today’s era as well, face is thought to be the site of wholesome beauty. YuvanPidika is such disease which is affecting the facial beauty from minor ailments to major scars and that to in the most crucial period of life, adolescence where they ouths are highly concerned about How they look? Acharya Sushruta has described YuvanPidika as eruption resembling Shalmali thorn on the face of young men and women called yuva and its pidika is YuvanPidika. Aim: To Establish the role of dooshita dosha in the yauvana pidika and developing treatment protocol based on dosha principle. Objectives: To establish pathophysiology and Etiopathogenesis of yauvana pidika on the basis of Dooshita dosha.

Keywords: Yavuna pidika, Dosha, Dhatu, Acne vulgaris.