Role of Local Application of Gairik in Oral Lichen Planus - A Single Case Study

Rajeshwari Bilapate; Kalpana Satpute

doi:10.21760/jaims.10.8.45

Rajeshwari Bilapate Post Graduate Scholar, Dept. of Kayachikitsa, D.Y. Patil Deemed to University, School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Kalpana Satpute Associate Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, D.Y. Patil Deemed to University, School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.10.8.45

Keywords: Ayurveda, Charma Kushtha, Kushthachikitsa, Lichen Planus

Abstract

Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the buccal mucosa.^[1]Technically, lichen planus can develop on your skin or anywhere you have mucosa. (Mucosa is the thin layer of tissue that lines certain body parts, like your nose, mouth, stomach and lungs.) But when lichen planus appears in your mouth, it’s called oral lichen planus. While Ayurveda does not directly describe lichen planus, it is often associated with a condition known as Charma Kushtha. Charma Kushtha is classified as one of the eighteen types of Kushtha (skin diseases) in the Charaka Samhita (Chikitsa Sthana), and is believed to be caused by an imbalance in the Kapha and Vata doshas. and manifesting the clinical symptoms. Due to vitiation of Doshas and Dhatus clinical symptoms such as constriction of channels brownish or blackish discoloration is seen. Charma Kushta (Lichen Planus) is dominated by Vata Kapha Dosha together with Psycho stress factors (Mano Vikaras) resulting in deterioration of Rasa, Rakta, Twak, and Laseeka. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the impact of Ayurvedic treatment on oral lichen planus.

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