Ayurvedic Approach to Psoriasis:

Balancing Itchy, Scaly Patches through Natural Remedies

Psoriasis: A Skin Disease with Distinctive Features

Psoriasis is a skin disease that Carry a righ with itchy, Scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp. The Condition tends to go through cycles, flaring for a few weeks or months, then Subsiding for a while.

Common Signs : Symptoms of psoriasis include:

A patchy rash that from Varies widely in how it looks from person to person, ranging from Spots of dandrys- Like Scaling to major eruptions over much of the body.
Rashes that Vary in color, tending to be shades of with gray Scale on brown or Black skin and pink or red with silver scale on white skin.
Small Scaling Spots (commonly seen in children).
Dry, Cracked skin that may bleed.
Itechy, burning er Soreness
Cyclic rashes that flare for a few weeks or monthy and then subside.

Types of Psoriasis

There are Several types of Psoriasis, each of which Varies in its signs and Symptoms as follows

Plaque psoriasis

Nail psoriasis

Guttate psoriasis

Pustular psoriasis

Erythrodermic psoriasis

Ayurvedic Perspective

Kitibha of Ayurvedic literature is compared with Psoriasis. A clear description is available in Charaka Samhitna.

As per Ayurveda Causes of psoriasis include:

Intake of mutually contradictory food like fish and milk.
Intake of unchors and heavy drinks.
Suppression of natural urges Like Vomiting, sleep, thirst etc.,
Physical exercise in excess heat climate or after taking heavy meals.
Intake of cold water immediately after exposing to Scorching Sun
Intake of uncooked food and food before the previous meal is digested
Excers intake of food grains, curd, fish salt and Sour Substances
Excess intake of black gram, radish, pasty, Sesame seeds, milk, Jaggery
Senual act in the state of indigestion.

Kitibha is one of the varieties of Kshudra Kushtas which are mentioned in Samhitas comparitively less, harmful, easily treated obstinate disease of skin. Due to the above said factors all the three doshas (Vata, pithe Kapha) are vitiated and they further vitiate Twak (skin), Rakta (blood), Mamsa (flesh), Ambu (lasika – Seeum), Thus they lead to manifestation a skin lesions various parts of in body.

Clinical features include:

Reduced Sweating. Extended Skin lesions Scaling of skin Similar to the scales of the fish pink discolouration Blackening of the part

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