“CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF VEDINI TWACHA - SHARIR AS A SEAT OF VICHARCHIKA” WITH RELATED TO ECZEMA

Dr. Balaji Jadhav* and Dr. C. D. Vaikos

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is an oldest system of Indian medicine. In Ayurvedic classics, sharirsthan has given description about internal and external body features, out of these Sushruta samhita’s sharirsthana has great anatomical importance hence it is said that sharire sushruta shrestha. In sharir sthana, Acharya Sushruta has mentioned five sensory organ (i.e.Dnyandriyas). Twacha (Skin) is one of the five dnyanendriyas (sensory organ) having its perception as sparsh dnyan (touch sensation). According to Acharya Sushruta, twacha (skin) comprises seven layers and mentioned their respective diseases. Each layer has importance as it is location for specific vyadhi. Out of which fifth layer named as vedini is the location of visarpa as well as kushtha vyadhi. According to Vagbhat Twak vaivarnya (discoloration of skin) is called as kustha*. Sushrutacharya describe two types of kushta, i.e mahakushta (major incurable skin problem) and shudrakustha (miscellaneous minor skin diseases). Shudrakushtha further classified in various forms in which vicharchika is explained thoroughly. Modern science mention the skin disorder``Eczema‟‟found to have near about similar sign and symptoms as that of vicharchika. This review study tries to correlate vicharchika according to Ayurveda and Eczema.

Keywords: Dnyanendriya, Eczema, Shudrakustha, Twaksharir.