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*Dr. Kirti Mohan Pujari and Dr. Vinay Dadasaheb Chavan

ABSTRACT

Psoriasis is diseases with reddish plaques and silvery scales. It is papulosquamous skin diseases and chronic, inflammatory, multi-systemic Nature. The worldwide prevalence of psoriasis is 2-3%. In Ayurveda All types of skin diseases included under the term of ‘Kushta’. Ekkushta is a form of Kshudra Kushta resembles as psoriasis because of its distribution pattern and characteristics features of aswedanam (anhydrous), mahavastu(covers long portion of body) matsyashaklopam (lesions like dry scaly like fish) It is caused by an imbalance of the Vata and Kapha Doshas. Round plaques covered in silvery scales and erythematous, clearly delineated papules are the clinical features of psoriasis, an immune-mediated illness. The elbows, scalp, knees, and gluteal cleft are the most often locations, The treatment options available in allopathy (corticosteroids, light laser therapy)are not much satisfactory. Hence this study has been proposed to evaluate role of Ayurvedic management in Ek-Kushtha. Shodhan is the finest treatment for Bahudoshaj condition. Kushta is bahudoshaj vyadhi. In kushta chikitsa vaman, virechan, Raktamokshan are indicated to cure disease. By shodhan therapies, root cause of disease eliminated and reoccurrance is prevented. As virechan karma eliminates pitta kapha and rakta dhatu related impurites, It reduces Daha (burning), kandu (itching) and mastyashakalamam (scaling). This article is case study of 32yrs female patient with sign and symptoms of Ekkushta registered from the O.P.D, P.G. Department of Panchkarma, LRP Ayurvedic College, Islampur, Sangli.