Abstract

Dr. Harshada Dipanshu Patange*, Dr. Mithila Amin, Dr. Kalpana Dhuri

ABSTRACT

Hand foot mouth disease is highly contagious. It is common infection in children, mostly seen in rains. HFMD is a short term and resolves mostly in days to weeks.It presents with clinical features of Low to high grade fever, cold, cough, sore throat, along with rashes on hands, palms, soles, buttocks and painful oral ulcers. In case of adult inability to take enough food for a couple of day may not be considered as a big issue, but in children it decreases the nourishment due to lesser intake of food during painful oral ulcers (Mukhapaka) in HFMD, does result in dehydration, therefore it is very important that Mukhapaka in children be cured at the earliest possible Yashtimadhu is a medicine which acts on this oral ulcers and helps to cure at earliest due to its guna.