A Case Study on the Ayurvedic Management of Vicharchika (Eczema)

  • Dr. Drakshayani S. Hiremath Final Year Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Kayachikitsa, SVM Ayurvedic Medical College, Ilkal, Karnataka, INDIA.
  • Dr. V. G. Hiremath Professor, PG Department of Panchakarma, SVM Ayurvedic Medical College, Ilkal, Karnataka, INDIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1231
Keywords: Vicharchika, Eczema, Virechana, Jaloukavacharana

Abstract

Vicharchika has been described under Kshudra Kushthas with Laxanas like Kandu, Shyavapidika and Bahusrava. Eczema is a skin disorder, also called as dermatitis. it clinically manifests by pruritus, erythema, oedema, papules and vesicles and oozing in acute stage whereas itching, scaling, dryness and lichenification occur in chronic stage. The prevalence of atopic eczema in 56 countries had been found to vary between 3 and 20.5%. In our study the point prevalence of AD was 6.75%. In contrast to children in north India, only 0.01% (3 out of 2100) children in a south Indian study had AD. Even in our study, the prevalence in South India was only 2.8%. Virechana and Jaloukavacharana are the treatments adopted for the management of Vicharchika.

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CITATION
DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1231
Published: 2021-02-28
How to Cite
Dr. Drakshayani S. Hiremath, & Dr. V. G. Hiremath. (2021). A Case Study on the Ayurvedic Management of Vicharchika (Eczema). Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 6(01), 332-335. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1231
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Vol. 6 No. 01 (2021): JAN-FEB
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Case Report

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