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PHARMACEUTICAL AND CLINICAL STUDY OF KUMKUMADI CREAM PREPARED USING KWATH AS WATER PHASE AND OIL AS MODERN PHASE ON THE DISEASE ‘VYANGA’

Usha Sharma, Preeti Singh*, G. K. Saxena, Dr. Namrata Joshi, Mohita Bohra, Ashutosh Bhardwaj

Abstract

Beauty is a subject of Socio-medical importance. From the ancient Indian and Egyptian to present, through all cultures and through the span of centuries, mankind has been pre-occupied with youth and physical appearance. Beauty has been admired since time immemorial. The importance of Beauty and Personality is increasing now-a-days as it is a competitive era. The increased demand of beautification is evident by number of Beauty contests, Beauty centers, various cosmetic items like creams, lotions, powder etc. Along with increased demand of beautification, the problems are also increasing which cause damage to Beauty or Personality due to changed life style and polluted atmosphere .Among the Personality damaging disorder or disbeautifying conditions, Vyanga is such a condition which affects the beauty as well as personality. Vyanga is a „Kshudra Roga‟ which affects the skin. In Ayurvedic texts, so many remedies are described as internal medicine and external application for skin disorders. Local application is more useful in skin disorders as it directly act on lesion. In the context of Vyanga, Kumkumadi Taila has been strongly suggested in Ayurvedic classics. Kumkumadi Taila is one such preparation which is attracting a lot of attention now-a-days. It is an effective Taila Kalpana and now being utilized by cosmetic companies. But it is quite difficult to apply oil on the face. So considering this point, in the present study the efficacy of Kumkumadi Cream (Kwatha as water phase + Modern base as oil phase) is being tested for its Vyangahara effect.

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