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ROLE OF MANJISHTHA MADHU LEPA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MUKHADUSHIKA – A REVIEW

Tarannum Shafique Ansari*, Harish B. Singh and Bindeshwari Shukla

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Abstract

AYURVEDA, regarded as a holistic manual of life and age, describes a lifestyle that is in harmony with nature. The two basic principles of Ayurveda are “ ”- To prolong and promote perfect health “ ”- To completely eradicate the disease and dysfunction of the body.[1] Nowadays with changing lifestyle, hectic, competitive and stressful life, physical and mental health is affected and leads to many disease, one such disease condition is acne vulgaris. Ayurveda described it as Mukhdushika rog Acne is a common inflammatory condition of skin with significant cutaneous and psychological disease burden. It occurs in the subjects of seborrhea oleosa (temporary or permanent) and consists in an infection of the hypertrophic sebaceous glands with the acne bacillus. The result is a hyperkeratosis of the mouths of the follicles, leading to retention of sebum with the formation of comedones and often to subsequent inflammation, suppuration and scarring.[2] According to global burden of disease study, acne vulgaris affects ~85% of young adults aged 12-25 years, acne consistently represents the top three most prevalent skin conditions in general population.[3] In India approximately 85% of adolescents and young adults are affected by acne.[4] Many synthetic drugs like benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics, antandrogens are used to treat this condition but it also exhibits many side effects like dryness of skin, darkening of skin, dermatitis, also recurrence after withdrawal of treatment. So in today‟s world there is a need of some herbal treatment which should be effective, easily available, cost effective, less side effects and which can be used for long time. This work has not been done in muhs since past five years, Hence this study of Role of Manjishtha madhu lepa in the management of Mukhdushika is selected.

Keywords: Acne, Mukhdushika, Manjistha madhu lepa.