Abstract

Dr. Vaishali Nawalkar*

ABSTRACT

Mahakushta and Kshudrakushta are the two categories into which kushtarog is divided. Ayurvedic dermatologists frequently see patients with Vicharchika, a skin ailment that is listed under Kshudrakushta in the medical system. Kandu (itching), Srava (oozing), Pidaka (papules or small eruptions), and Shyava varna (dark discoloration) are few of the symptoms that define it. Vicharchika's clinical manifestations are frequently linked to eczema. There is no one drug in contemporary medicine that can guarantee a cure for eczema. Steroids and other symptomatic medications are frequently used to control the illness. Ayurveda, on the other hand, employs a comprehensive approach and tries to cure the underlying cause of eczema by balancing the Dosha and Dhatus (tissues) and purging the vitiated Dosha (imbalanced bioenergies). For instance, a 40-year-old female patient with chronic atopic dermatitis who visited the Ayurvedic OPD (Outpatient Department) for treatment for the past 10 years received an entirely Ayurvedic treatment plan consisting of shaman (palliative) and shodhan (cleansing) chikitsa (therapy).