European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF VARIOUS LEPA IN MUKHADUSHIKA

Vd. Neha Sharad Gopale* and Vd. Pramod V. Kulkarni

ABSTRACT

In day to day life, due to changes in diet, lifestyle, stress, habbit, hormonal changes, pollution many people suffering from disease called as Mukhadushika or Yuvanpitika. In Ayurveda, Mukhadushika is mentioned under kshrudra rogas. Mukhadushika are nothing but the eruptions similar to shalmali thorn mainly on the face in young age. Sometimes it can also be found on the chest and back region and in later age group also. According to Ayurveda, vitiation of Kapha, Vata and Rakta dhatu leads to Mukhadushika. There are many Aaharaj, Viharaj and Manasik hetus (causative factors) for Mukhadushika. For that, mainly two types of chikitsa (treatment) mentioned in the Ayurveda namely Shodhana and Shamana. Shodhana chikitsa (purification treatment) includes mainly Vaman, Virechana, Nasya and Raktmokshana while Shamana (conservative treatment) includes internal medicine and local application in the form of Lepa. There are various lepas mentioned in Samhita. In this article, thorough description about Mukhadushika is explained.

Keywords: Mukhadushika, Kshrudra roga, Shodhana, Shamana, Lepa.