Abstract

*Dr. Billu Choudhary, Dr. Mrigank Shekhar and Dr. Sanjay Prakash

ABSTRACT

Warts are the growth of skin resulting from human papillomavirus infection. These may be single, multiple, smooth, or cauliflower-like and are generally treated by applying medicine externally or surgical excision procedure. verruca vulgaris is the commonest skin disease in the dermatology practice. The clinical management of Verruca vulgaris is often challenging. Multiple modalities of treatment currently exist, but none of them is singularly effective. Warts are widespread in the worldwide population. Although the frequency is unknown, warts are estimated to affect approximately 7-12% of the population. In school-aged children, the prevalence is 10-20%. An increased frequency also is seen among immunosuppressed patients and meat handles[1] and it is more common in both men and women. Charmakila which is more common skin disease, mentioned under KshudraRogas in our classics. There are many treatments in other sciences where rate of recurrence is more. This article highlights the treatment of Charmakila by the Ayurvedic line of treatment i.e., Agnikarma followed by Lekhana and Ropana Dravya application.