A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON MUKHPAKA AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN AYURVEDA

Sareeka Khanna Solanki*, Jagruti Richhariya and Prabhu Jathar

ABSTRACT

Mukha (Mouth or oral cavity) is one of the important part of our body. Digestive system starts from mukha so it is important to maintain proper oral hygiene for our overall health status. Mukhapaka can be correlated with stomatitis or mouth ulcers as per modern science. It is the most common disease of oral cavity and can occur anywhere in the mouth, including the inside of the checks, gums, lips, palate and tongue. Stomatitis is considered as one of the prevalent oral disease worldwide characterized by redness, ulceration in oral cavity with burning sensation, salivation & pain. Though, it may seem like a minor problem but it inhibits the daily activities. Stomatitis occurs due to hot, spicy and greasy foods, smoking, tobacco chewing, several drugs, infections, Vitamin B12 deficiency etc. Ayurveda has described four types of Mukhapaka: Vataja, Pittaja, Kaphaja and Raktaja. Different types of Mukhapaka have different types of symptoms. The aim of the present study is to review a conceptual study on the disease Mukhapaka according to ayurveda.

Keywords: Mukhapaka, Stomatitis.