Abstract

Dr. Sagar Ashokrao Gorde* and Dr. Vikram Supugade

ABSTRACT

Skin is largest sense organ of body. Not only ladies but men are also fond of fair, glowing and healthy skin. Our day to day lifestyle, changed eating habits are leading cause of skin diseases such as eczema, urticaria etc. Urticaria is very wel known skin disease. As per modern science urticaria is allergic skin disease, which is caused due to excessive secretion of histamine due to some triggoring factors. Urticaria is having symptoms such as rashes and itching. According to Ayurveda urticaria is compared with Sheetpitta, which is due to imbalance in kapha and pitta. Itching is mainly due to kapha dushti and rashes, itching, daha is due to imbalance in pitta. In Charak Samhita Sutrasthan adhyaya 4 – Shad virechanashatashreetiya Charakacharya had listed 50 different group of 10 herbs each with common action. Kandughna gana is having 10 different Kandughna drags such as Chandana, Nalad, Aargwad, Karanj, Neemba, Kutaja, Sarshap, Madhuka, Daruharidra, Musta. Sheetpitta is having kapha and pittaj dushti. Here in this study going to study conceptual study of efficacy of Charkokta Kandughna Gana in urticarial.