ABSTRACT

Background: Skin is the largest organ of human body comprising and covering the whole body organs. Ayurveda defines skin and its disorder under Twacha, Twak Vikara and Kushtha. Kashyapa Samhita an ancient text of Ayurveda paediatrics defines different childhood skin disorders and its management. There are large differences among the Ayurveda practitioners regarding skin disorders and its correlation, hence in present article the reasoning for difference and all possible corlations of childhood skin diseases has been discussed. Material and Methods: To discuss the childhood and neonatal skin disorders and its Ayurveda diagnosis approach in today’s scientific time. Data Source: All Ayurveda classical texts, reference book, journals, websites, e-resources on dermatology, anatomy and literature on skin. Review Methods: Data on the Kushtha, and Skin diseases has been reviewed from all possible Ayurveda Texts, also the different research articles on skin and dermatology from all scientific indexed journal research papers, and other authenticated data bases has been reviewed, analysed, discussed and concluded. Conclusion: Ayurveda methodology for diagnosis of Kushtha is very scientific and time tested and is useful to find the diagnosis of even newer skin lesions of childhood and newborn, with rationale and scientific approach Keywords: Ayurveda, Kushtha, Pediatric Skin diseases, Twacha Vikara
Publication date: 25/01/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.2045