ABSTRACT

Skin diseases are the most frequently occurring health problem which affects people of all ages. Usually 10-15% cases present before general practitioners are pertaining to skin diseases. In present era due to altered life style, less physical exercise, poor hygine, mental stress, eating habit, skin diseases are commonly observed. Psoriasis is one of the skin disorder which is more seen in present era due to stress and faulty lifestyle. Psoriasis has been mentioned our Ayurvedic classics as Kitibha kushta. The word Kushtha is a broad term used to describe almost all skin diseases in classical texts. Kitibha Kushtha is characterized by skin which is blackish brown in color, dry rough and hard to touch, black hard skin with severe itching. Due to similarity of symptoms it can be co-related with psoriasis. Psoriasis is chronic disorder which is commonly encountered in day to days clinical practice. Treatment of this disease is burning issue in todays era. This paper highlights a case study on kitibha kushta treated with Ayurvedic shaman aushadhis. Keywords: Kitibha kushtha, Psoriasis, Shaman aushadhi, sthanika chikitsa
Publication date: 05/03/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.1093