ROLE OF SIRAVEDHAIN THE MANAGEMENT OF URTICARIA - A CASE STUDY
Vd. Sunil A. Bhaskare* and Vd. Sonali Chandrakant Telange
ABSTRACT
Background: Urticaria is commonly a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction
(immunoglobulin E) mediated immediate hypersensitivity of the skin
to a variety of exogenous and endogenous antigen. It is commonly
associated with an allergy to food, medication and other irritants and it
also have some non-allergic causes such as stress, infection, and
autoimmune diseases and even food poisoning and idiopathic. The
lifetime prevalence of urticaria is approximately 20% in general
population. According to Ayurveda urticaria can be correlated with
Shitapitta which is pitta predominant tridoshajanyavyadhi. Aim: To
study the efficacy of Siravedha in the management of urticaria.
Methodology: The present case study deals with a 24years old young
male patient having complaints of Redness and itching over back and hands since one year.
Patient was previously diagnosed as urticaria. Ayurvedic diagnosis was made as Shitapitta
and treated accordingly such as deepana, paachana, and 3 settings of siravedha. Serum IgE
levels were checked before and after treatment. Result: Patient got symptomatic relief during
and after the treatment. There were no recurrence of urticaria after the treatment. Conclusion:
Ayurvedic management that is Siravedha was found to be effective in the management of
urticaria.
Keywords: Siravedha, Urticaria, Shitapitta, serum Ig E.
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