A successful case study on Ayurvedic management of Dadrukustha w.s.r. to Tinea Infection

Abstract

In the current era of civilization, there has been a considerable increase in the incidence of skin disease due to unhygienic condition, poverty, certain types of infection, faulty food habits, etc. Out of the all skin diseases fungal infection is very common. This is opportunistic fungal infection caused by dermatophytes species of fungi. This fungal infection is very common at hot and humid environment In Ayurveda majority of all Twak Vikaras classified under broad term “Kushtha Vikara” Symptoms of fungal infection closely resembles with Dadru Kustha. It has been observed in nowadays that there is increased resistance to antifungal drugs, tinea infection don’t respond to routine antifungal medicines. For  few days symptoms of tinea infection regresses but again it has tendency to flare up. So there is scope of intervention of Ayurvedic medicine which can control and irradicate tinea infection and prevents relapses. So in this article we are going to discuss a case study of Dadru Kushtha successfully treated with Ayurvedic principles.