• Dr. Ravindra S. Dhimdhime
• Dr. Vaibhav S. Ugale
• Dr. Milind C. Kirte
• Dr. Shoeb Ahmed

According to Vagbhata, pitta has this main function videlicet pakti (digestion), ushma (maintain proper body temperature), darshan (vision), kshudha (hunger), trushna (thirst), prabha (lustre to skin), medha (intellect). Pathological increase in Pitta causes unheroic coloured skin and eyes and drop in Pitta causes loss of lustre and low glorification(prabhahani). Skin is the outermost covering of the body. It is composed of sweat gland, sebaceous glands, hairs, nails and numerous openings. Snehana therapy is also known as olation therapy, because of this external application of medicated oil, skin gets moisturized. This helps to maintain skin moisture level. To maintain the moisture of entire body is one of the chief functions of Sweda. The symptoms of swedakshaya described by Acharya Sushruta and Acharya Vagbhata. The symptoms are Romachyuti (hairfall), Stabdharomata and Twaksfutan(cracks) described by Vagbhata. The symptoms like Twakshosha, Sparshavaigunya are described by Acharya Sushruta. As well they state that Abhyanga is useful in Swedakshaya.

Swedakshaya, Twakrukshata, Abhyanga, Skin, Twacha

"STUDY OF SKIN MOISTURE LEVEL IN TWAKRUKSHATA OF SWEDAKSHAYA FOLLOWING SNEHABHYANGA (TILA TAILA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.c616-c626, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301279.pdf

"STUDY OF SKIN MOISTURE LEVEL IN TWAKRUKSHATA OF SWEDAKSHAYA FOLLOWING SNEHABHYANGA (TILA TAILA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppc616-c626, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301279.pdf