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ROLE OF VIRECHANA IN MANAGEMENT OF SKIN DISEASES – A REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Prabhat Kumar Dwivedi*

Abstract

Panchkarma is one among the purification method and Virechan is one among them. Virechan is one of the Shodhan Chikitsa quoted in ayurvedic texts. It is mostly counselled in the pitta and rakta Pradhan diseases. All skin illnesses in ayurveda have been unhurried under kustha. If we look towards the treatment perspective in Allopathy, antibiotics and antifungal medicines are advised and, it is becoming problematic day by day to cure such skin sicknesses, but in Ayurveda, Virechan karma is a very influential therapy to fight these diseases. Skin is the index of our body. Healthy skin represents a healthy body. Improper usage of foods and drinks along with unhealthy activities manifest diseases. Virechan karma is the second therapy in the sequence of panchakarmas, the most extensively used purificatory process especially for paitika and raktas illnesses. It is also valuable in the conditions in which pitta is related with vata or kapha. Ayurveda stated that sluggish liver (dysfunction of the liver) allied with doshic inequity causes skin diseases. There are so many skin illnesses that are not curable by other procedures. According to Ayurveda Virechan karma is very much beneficial in curing the unlike obstinate skin sicknesses as leukoderma, among skin diseases, Psoriasis, eczema, acne vulgaris, vitiligo etc. Ayurveda always looks to the root cause so the patient can restore their body to a healthy state and eliminate the symptoms of skin diseases. Hence an attempt has made to recollect the matters related to the management of skin diseases with virechana.

Keywords: Panchkarma, virechana, liver, therapy.