A SINGLE CASE STUDY ON VICHARCHIKA

Manjunath Kanthi*, Suma K. J. and Meghana N.

ABSTRACT

Vicharchika is one of the common skin problems in the day today practice. All the main authors considered Vicharchika under kshudra kusta with lakshanas sakandu pidaka syava bahusrava Vicharchika by Charaka and Susrutha tells Raajyo Atikandu Ati Ruja Sruksha. While telling the treatment Caraka told if Bahu dosha Lakshanas is there then one can go for Shodhana Chikitsa, if Patient is not fit for Shodhana the Sthanika Chikitsa like Shringa, Alabu, Jalouka and lepas can be done. Susrutha says If kusta involes Rakta dhatu then Shodhana, Alepana, kashyapana, Raktamokshana line of treatment. so here an attempt is made to understand the role of Jaloukavacharana in Vicharchika with a case study. A female patient suffering from sever itching and skin lesion in the fleoxar region of left leg with hisotry of 20yeras where treated with two sittings of jaloukavacharana with 10 days interval and with oral medication Kaishora guggulu 2 in Morning and 2 in the Night After food with Ushna jala Anupana for 30days was given and the satisfactory result was found.

Keywords: Vicharchika, Jaloukavacharana, Kshudra kusta, Eczema.