Abstract

A REVIEW ON YUVANPIDIKA AND ITS MANAGEMENT THROUGH VAMANA KARMA AND KUSTUMBURAADI LEPA

Dr. Laxmi Gautam* and Dr. Shweta Mishra

Abstract

Beauty is defined as having the quality of being pleasing or someone that gives great pleasure especially when you look at them. The human face expresses this beauty in its most natural form, unfortunately, the skin of the face is affected by a most common skin disorder „Yuvanpidika‟ and it occurs most frequently in the adolescent ages. Yuvanpidika simply means that this disorder usually occurs in young aged persons. It is also known as Mukhadushika. Although it is briefly mentioned, the symptoms closely resemble that of Acne Vulgaris. Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory condition of the pilosebaceous follicles on the face and upper trunk, which develops into blackheads, papules, pustules, and cysts and may leave scars upon resolution. Since adolescents are highly conscious about their health and beauty, they tend to resort to using various OTC beauty products available on the market, which most of the time causes the Acne to exaggerate and occasionally some side effects occur. According to the Ayurveda, the management of Yuvanpidika is by doing Shodhana chikitsa as Vamana karma and Shamana chikitsa as Kustumburaadi lepa which will be discussed in this article.

Keywords: Acne vulgaris, Yuvanpidika, Mukhadushika, Vamana karma, Kustumburaadi lepa.