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A CASE REPORT PRESENTATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHARMAKHYA KUSHTA W. S. R. OF LICHEN SIMPLEX CHRONICUS

Anuja Jain*, Abhijeet Shekhar, Valishali Jain and Abhinav Rajput

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Abstract

The skin is the most enormous organ in the human body. Its exterior placement and size render it vulnerable to a range of illnesses. Ayurveda states that all skin disorders are classified as "Kushta," which is then further split into Mahakushta and Kshudrakushta. Charmakhya kustha is one of the Kshudrakushta which was mentioned in ayurvedic literature. The medical sciences have been using a variety of therapeutic modalities for Kustha's care, yet they all have different adverse effects. An 82-year-old male patient presented to Kayachikitsa OPD with complaints of blackish discoloration with thickening of the skin and severe itching over both feet as well as multiple sites of the neck, abdomen, and back region for two years. In order to break the samprapti with Kushtaghna, Kandughana, and Krumighna properties, which aid in the removal of aggravated dosha and thereby break the samprapti of the vyadhi. The patient's chief and related problems were satisfactorily relieved after Shodhana and Shaman Chikitsa.

Keywords: Charmakhya Kushta, Shamana, Shodhana, Chikitsa, kushta.