Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case report
Dyshidrotic eczema is a chronic, enigmatic condition that usually affects the hands and feet that probably accounts for about 5%–20% of hand eczemas. In Ayurveda various skin manifestation are mentioned under different chapter & context like kushtha, visarpa, kshudra kushtha, vidradi, krimi...
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| description | Dyshidrotic eczema is a chronic, enigmatic condition that usually affects the hands and feet that probably accounts for about 5%–20% of hand eczemas. In Ayurveda various skin manifestation are mentioned under different chapter & context like kushtha, visarpa, kshudra kushtha, vidradi, krimi roga, keeta visha (insect bite), Gara visha & Dooshi visha (latent toxicity). Visphota variety of kushtha is characterized by pustules which are either white or reddish in appearance. These pustules have a thin skin and it is pitta-kapha predominant. The ayurvedic diagnosis was made as “Dushivisha janya visaphota kushtha” and treatment was done basis on this. There was not a single cases on the internet treated on Ayurvedic line of management thus the present article was prepared to assess the role of Visha Hara and Rasayan Chikitsa in such emerging automimmune skin condition. Improvement in the skin lesion were observed after a period of 1 months of regular treatment and complete remission with no further attack after 2-month follow-up. The improvement was observable through the follow-up photograph. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6f10747f3a749f2a13eba04699a1ffd2022-12-21T23:35:28ZengElsevierJournal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine0975-94762021-01-01121156160Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case reportRavi Dhaliya0Harish Babu1Department of Agada Tantra Evum Vyavhara Ayurveda, Babe Ke Ayurvedic Medical College, VPO Daudhar, Moga, 142053, Punjab, India; Corresponding author.Department of Agada Tantra Evumvyavhara Ayurveda, Sushrutha Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital, Bengaluru, karnataka, 560105, IndiaDyshidrotic eczema is a chronic, enigmatic condition that usually affects the hands and feet that probably accounts for about 5%–20% of hand eczemas. In Ayurveda various skin manifestation are mentioned under different chapter & context like kushtha, visarpa, kshudra kushtha, vidradi, krimi roga, keeta visha (insect bite), Gara visha & Dooshi visha (latent toxicity). Visphota variety of kushtha is characterized by pustules which are either white or reddish in appearance. These pustules have a thin skin and it is pitta-kapha predominant. The ayurvedic diagnosis was made as “Dushivisha janya visaphota kushtha” and treatment was done basis on this. There was not a single cases on the internet treated on Ayurvedic line of management thus the present article was prepared to assess the role of Visha Hara and Rasayan Chikitsa in such emerging automimmune skin condition. Improvement in the skin lesion were observed after a period of 1 months of regular treatment and complete remission with no further attack after 2-month follow-up. The improvement was observable through the follow-up photograph.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975947619300737AyurvedicDy shidrotic EczemaVisaphotaVishaHaraKustha |
| spellingShingle | Ravi Dhaliya Harish Babu Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case report Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine Ayurvedic Dy shidrotic Eczema Visaphota VishaHara Kustha |
| title | Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case report |
| title_full | Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case report |
| title_short | Ayurvedic visha hara (antitoxic) chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease: A case report |
| title_sort | ayurvedic visha hara antitoxic chikitsa in recurrent dyshidrotic eczema skin disease a case report |
| topic | Ayurvedic Dy shidrotic Eczema Visaphota VishaHara Kustha |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975947619300737 |
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