Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF VICHARCHIKA – AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Darshan Balkrishna Sarmalkar* and Ankush Gunjal

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Abstract

Vicharchika, one of the Khudrakushtha runs a chronic course & generally difficult to treat & even if it is cured relapses are common. All Kustha are having Tridoshaja origin so Vicharchika can be said in same way (M.N. 49/23 Kanthadata). Despite of its Tridoshja origin various Acharyas mentioned different dominancy in Vicharchika i.e., Kapha (Ch.Chi. 7/30), Pitta (Su.Ni. 5/16), Vata-Pitta Pradhana (M.N. 49/35), which also suggest specific symptoms complexes. Vicharchika is described under Kshudra Kushtha in ayurvedic textual also mentioned as a curable disease yet the relapsing nature of this disease makes it much harassment for patient and troubles some for physician too. Ayurveda has described all skin disease under the sunshade of the Kushtha, in other word it can be listed as „Ayurvedic dermatology.‟ It is not a vis-à-vis correlation but one can cover up all dermatological manifestations under 18 subtypes of Kushtha.

Keywords: Vicharchika, Tridosha, Kshudra Kushtha, Pitta, Eczema.