REVIEW ARTICLE ON SKIN: KRIYA SHARIR AND CHIKITSA POINT OF VIEW
Dr. Mohit Kumar* and Dr. Balkrishan Panwar
ABSTRACT
Skin is called "Twak," which covers the entire body. Joseph Listre said "skin is the best dressing," so a detailed study of Twak is important as it is the seat for all Twacha Rogas. The conceptual aspect of skin needs to be understood as skin disorder is the outer display of some sort of internal pathology. Skin, the human body's largest organ, plays an important role in maintaining normal physiological condition in humans. Ayurveda ancient science has noted its characteristics ages back. This article highlights the known and lesser known skin functions, their correlation with the anatomical and physiological aspect of Ayurvedic science w.r.t. The thermoregulatory skin modality is analyzed in depth. A list of different clinically proven Ayurveda indigenous drugs is also briefly discussed. Skin's significance as a tool for assessing the patient's health status is a boon of Ayurvedic diagnostic methodology, which is described in detail in this article. This article is the simple and sincere attempt by Kriya Sharir and Chikitsa to explain the skin.
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