Abstract

ROLE OF TILA TAILA PADABHYANGA IN PADSPHUTANA (CRACKED FEET)

*Dr. Deepali Manore and Dr. Kirti Bhangale

Abstract

While people take a lot of care to make their faces look beautiful, theydo almost nothing to take care of their feet. Many of us have crackedsoles and we begin to take care of it only when the cracks becomesevere. Then we try to find a quick fix solution through soothing gelsor creams. Ayurved have a better alternative to that. Padabhyanga cangreatly help alleviate cracked soles by pacifying vatadosha. Clinicaltrial was carried out on 100 people. Tila Taila Padabhyanga was givenfor one month at night for 15 minutes and follow ups were taken afterevery seven days. Symptoms were assessed using scoring pattern infour grades. 77% people got positive results. In 50 % people absenceof symptoms was seen. In 8% people severity was decreased by twogrades. In 69% people severity was decreased by one grade. InPadsphutana vatadosha aggravates and causes dryness, roughness andsole of the feet becomes cracked. Tila Taila suppresses vata and hence cures cracked soles.

Keywords: Padabhyanga, Tila Taila, Padsphutana, cracked sole/feet.