Ayurvedic Management of Vipadika (Palmoplantar Psoriasis) with Internal and External Snehana: A Case Report

Dilip K. Upadhyay; Sapna Shrivastava; Jyoti Mishra

doi:10.21760/jaims.10.8.54

Dilip K. Upadhyay Assistant Professor, Department of Panchakarma, Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sapna Shrivastava Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Panchakarma, Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jyoti Mishra Associate Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa and Panchakarma, Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.10.8.54

Keywords: Vipadika, Kushtha, Palmoplantar Psoriasis, Nidana Parivarjana

Abstract

In Ayurveda all the skin diseases have been classified under the topic Kushtha (skin disorders). Acharyas have further classified Kushtha Roga into Maha Kushtha and Kshudra Kushtha. Vipadika is one of the Kshudra Kushtha which is characterized by “Panipada Sphutana and “Teevra Vedana”. The present case report talks about the patient who came to Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi with the complaint of dryness, itching and cracks on the bilateral sole associated with pain and bleeding and was diagnosed with Vipadika.

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