• Dr Avadhut Suresh Aiya

Kitibha kushta is one important disease condition described in ayurvedic classical text.As per ayurveda Kitibha kusta is classified under kshudra kushta.Apathyakara ahara and vihara vitiates the doshas and dhatus and cause kitibha kushta.According to Charaka,kitibha is a Raktapradoshaja Vikara. Prevalence of Psoriasis in India is .44-2.8 percent.Males are affected more commonly than females4. A 26 years Female came to my opd who was apparently alright 2 years ago before she developed small skin eruptions all over the body especially over the extensor aspects of body and scalp. As the condition was Raktapradoshaja the best line of treatment for raktapradoshaja vikara i.e virechana was selected.Also drugs which were effective in tridoshaj dushti were used for purgation and for shaman. After virechan Samyak Spathyapathya and samsarjana kramah was followed by the patient.Following Sansarjana kramah there was dramatic improvement in the skin lesion.Lesions started regressing ,itching decreased .Following intake of panchatiktaka Guggulu and Kaishor Guggulu the lesions and the itching disappeared totally. Shodhana treatment virechana is most important and most effective treatment in the treatment of raktapradoshaja vikara.it is highly effective in diseases like kitibh kushta which is observed in this particular case.

Raktapradoshaja, Kitibha, Kushta, Samsarjana

"Psoriasis and its Management - A case study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.434-436, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y63.pdf

"Psoriasis and its Management - A case study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp434-436, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y63.pdf