Dr.Varsha Nilawad,Dr.Chatragun Lagad, Dr.Rajesh Ingole, Dr.Piyush Gandhi
Vol. 8, Issue 1, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
The prevalence of skin disease in India is 10 to 12 % of the total population1. In Ayurveda,major skin diseases have beenclassified under the heading of kushtha. According to Ayurveda,a disease that tears or pulls out and destroy the beauty of the body and any type of skin disease is called kushtha1. Excessive intake of milk products, intake of milk and fish together, junk food, change in atmosphere, change in life style and complication of Panchakarmaare some causes of skin diseases. Skin diseases are treated with internal and external medication. External application of skin disease are important to get rid of symptoms (itching, burning),which makes patientanxious. Rasa Tarangini used 14,Malahara Ayurved Sarasangrah used 2Malahar and Rasatantrasara v Sidhaprayog sangrahaused 6 Malaharaformulations to treat skin diseases. Sulphar, Green and Blue vitriol, Zinc, Arsenic ores are commonly used minerals in Malahar kalpana to treat skin diseases. Hence the present article is an attempt to explain the Malahara kalpana in skin disease form varioustext.
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