MANAGEMENT OF KITIBHA KUSTHA WITH SHODHAN SHAMAN – A CASESTUDY

All the skin diseases in Ayurveda have been discussed under the broad heading of “Kustha” and are mainly affected by altered lifestyles and improper food habits. Kitibh Kustha’s prevalence in society is increasing daily due to sedentary and stressed work. The signs & symptoms of the Kitibh Kustha are like psoriasis, and there is no definite curative treatment for psoriasis according to modern science. But following the classical reference of Kustha Chikitsa, which is ‘Tridoshaj Vyadhi’ from Charak Samhita was with ‘Shodhan chikitsa’ (body purification treatment) followed by ‘Shaman Chikitsa’ (alleviating treatment), this disease could be managed [1,2] . This paper highlights a case study of Kitibh Kustha where, a 31-year-old male with a chief complaint of Kandu (itching) and dry silvery white patches all over his body, taking steroids for four years. Vaman and Virechan were conducted after proper Poorva Karma, and afterwards, Sansarjan Karma was given to the patient according to Suddhi as mentioned in Charak Samhita. This was followed by three settings of Raktmoskhan and Shaman Chikitsa.