Management of psoriasis through ayurveda: case study

This case study intends to evaluate the efficacy of Vaman-Virechan in the management of recurrent psoriasis.A 38 year male presenting with psoriasis with mild arthritis was diagnosed as Ekkustha (kapha-pitta dominance) as per Ayurveda. Vaman-Virechana and Panchtiktaghrit gugglu were given to the pat...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Environment conservation journal Vol. 21; no. 1&2; pp. 177 - 181
Main Authors:	Anshul, Rohilla, Pooja, Kumar, Parvesh, Raheja, Shipra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rishikesh Action for Sustainable, Efficacious 10-06-2020 Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness
Subjects:	Arthritis Ayurveda Ayurvedic medicine Case studies Management Panchtiktaghrit gugglu Psoriasis Symptoms vaman virechana
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	This case study intends to evaluate the efficacy of Vaman-Virechan in the management of recurrent psoriasis.A 38 year male presenting with psoriasis with mild arthritis was diagnosed as Ekkustha (kapha-pitta dominance) as per Ayurveda. Vaman-Virechana and Panchtiktaghrit gugglu were given to the patient. Symptoms were assessed with PASI at pre and post therapy along with 6 months follow up. Improvement was observed with PASI score (reduced from 37.7 to 8.7). During follow up period no recurrence observed. Ayurveda shodhan & shaman therapy resulted in effective management of Psoriasis as assessed by validated scales.
ISSN:	0972-3099 2278-5124
DOI:	10.36953/ECJ.2020.211223