• Dr.Sarvesh Kumar Yadav
• Dr. Prashant Chandrakant Sarade
• Dr. Madhuri Nivrutti Gavade

A cosmetic as external beauty has gained a lot of attention and demand in today’s world. Everyone want’s to look beautiful and attractive. But this is urge has not develop today in a completely safe manner .In ayurvedic texts there is lot of ahara, aushadha, and vihara which where mentioned to enhance external beauty such as varnya varg told by Acharya Charak, and romsanjanan etc told by Acharya Shushrut. Melasma is characterized by hyperpigmented macules on cheeks, upper lips, chin, nose, forehead. The condition is more common in darker skin type. Melasma is most frequently found in females than males4 averaging ratio as 4:1. It can be correlated with Vyanga in Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda etiopathogenesis of Vyanga points towards vitiation of Vata and Pitta by Shushrut and Pitta and Rakta by Charak. As this is not a fatal or life threatening disease , it is mentioned under kshudra rog section in Ayurveda.

Vyanga, Melasma, Vata, Pitta, Kshudra roga

"Review of Vyanga", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.g1-g3, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212602.pdf

"Review of Vyanga", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppg1-g3, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212602.pdf