Abstract

Preeti Rathor* and Shewtal Shivhare

ABSTRACT

Autoimmune diseases is a Condition in which the body's immune system mistakes its own healthy tissues as foreign and attacks them. Most autoimmune disease cause inflammation that can affect many parts of the body. Autoimmune disorder affects the different organs and there function. Psoriasis is a one of autoimmune dermatological disorder, in which there is chronic inflammatory as well as a hyperproliferative skin changes take place. In ayurveda all the skin diseases are described under kushtha.”Ekkustha is a type of kshudra kustha occurring mainly due to the imbalance of vata and kapha doshas, resembling the Psoriasis. Its clinical manifestations is characterized by erythromatous, sharply demarcated papules and rounded plagues, covered by silvery micaceous scale predominantly affecting the skin of elbows, knees, scalp. The world wide prevalence rate of psoriasis 0.09 to 11.2%. Steroid creams, PUVA and immune system suppressing medications such as methotrexate are the mainstay of treatment of Psoriasis. This case study intends the efficacy of shodhana chikitsa (Vamana and Virechana karma) as well as shamana chikitsa in the management of ek kushtha. After the completion of treatment patient got highly significant results after shodhana and shaman chikitsa.