Volume : 6, Issue : 11, November - 2017

A case study: Effect of Pracchana karma on Vitiligo wsr Shwitra

Dr. Shalini Jhanwar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Vitiligo is an acquired skin disease that is characterized by circumscribed, depigmented macules and patches. This skin ailment is considered as one of the kind of <i>kushta</i> &lsquo;<i>Shwitra&rsquo;</i> because of similarity in symptoms. It affects the person&rsquo;s quality of life without any organic damage due to social stigma. Besides in biomedicine, no satisfactory management of Vitiligo is present. In this case study, subject was 30 years old female and had </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">multiple discrete hypopigmented</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"> macules and patches approximately all over the body since one and half year. <i>Pracchana karma induced raktamokshana</i></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;measures were used every 7^th day for 6 months. </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The assessment criteria were size and colour of the patches. The effect of </span><i style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Pracchana karma induced raktamokshana</span></i><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;measures</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"> is to enhance pure blood circulation at hypopigmented area. At end of 6months pigmentation enhanced at hypopigmented area.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>