Abstract

Dr. Shankar Lal Verma*, Dr. Anju Vashisth, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Dr. P. D. Sharma, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma and Dr. Deepa

ABSTRACT

skin is a largest orgen of our body , Skin is the general covering of entire external surface of body including external auditory meatus & outer surface of tympanic membrane, it also continuous as mucous membrane at the orifices of the body. Skin is thickest on the palms and soles of the feet (1.5 mm thick), while the thinnest skin is found on the eyelids and in the post auricular region (0.05 mm thick). Pigmentation of skin is determined by five pigments i.e. melanin, melanoid, carotene, haemoglobin & oxy haemoglobin present in different layers of skin. In Ayurveda the word „Twacha” or “Charma” is used for skin Twacha is derived from “Twak – Samvarne” dhatu meaning the covering of the body. Aachaarya Charaka says that all the organs are the modification of Panchamahaabhuta, so the Rachana and Kriya of these organs have been organized according to their Panchabhautika constitution. Twacha has been counted in Prithvi and Vayu dominant organs. so in this article Ayurvedic approch to Twacha sharir taken for study.