Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF LEPA CHIKITSA IN MUKHDUSHIKA

Dr. Bhagyashree P. Bramhanwade* and Dr. Archana S. Dachewar

Abstract

The face is the mirror of body and mind. The clear and healthy face important part for personality development. The commonest disfigure in youths is Mukhdushika. It affects mostly young population. In Ayurveda it is described under the Mukhadushika or Yuvanapidika which is type of Kshudraroga. It is generally androgenic disease which is seen at puberty on both sexes. Today due to imbalanced life style (Apathy) and heavy pollution this problem increasing day by day. Guru Aahar, Madhya, Anidra, Upvas, Krodha, Santap, Swavbhav are some causative factor of Mukhadushika. It is generally due to vitiation of Vata, Kapha and Rakta having Shalmali like eruption on face. In Ayurveda for the treatment of Mukhadushika (Kshudraroga) mainly two type of Chikitsa are described i.e. Shodhana chikitsa and Shamana chikitsa. As described by various Acharya the Shodhana chikitsa includes Vamana, Nasya and Shiravedha. The Shamana chikitsa includes various types of Lepa and Pralepa. In the ancient classical texts of Ayurveda there are several references of numerous medicinal plants and mode of applications of their processed formulation for treating acne. In this article, we tried to highlight Ayurvedic Management of Acne vulgaris (Mukhadushika) mentioned in Ayurveda with scientific justification.

Keywords: Mukhdushika, shaman chikitsa, lepa chikitsa.