Ayurvedic Management of Acne Vulgaris (~यवनपपक ): A Case Report

Face is the mirror of the individual personality and any least mark can result into a larger impact on the individual. Whole beauty of the body depends upon the beauty of the face. Minor problems leads to nonattractive look to a permanent disfigurement of the face which may results in inferior complexity sometime isolation in the social life. Yuvanpidika is most common skin ailment and usually a selflimiting condition of teenagers and young adults. YuvanpidikaisatypeofKshudra Roga.ThediseaseswhichareKshudraordiminutiveinn ature,whosesymptomsandsignsarelessinquantityandq ualitycomparedtootherdiseasesandwhicharenotlife threatening aretermedas‘Kshudra -rogas ’inAyurvediccontext.ItisalsocalledasTarunyapitika& Mukhdushika.Nodescriptionofthediseaseispresentin AyurvedictextCharak SamhitabutAcharya SushrutinSushrutSamhitahasdescribedthediseaseund erKshudra Roga chapter.InAyurvedavitiationofVata, KaphaandRaktaareetiologicalfactorthatgiverisetoYu vanpidika. The incidence of Yuvanpidika are tremendously increasing in our society due to the change in the diet pattern, life style, hormonal changes and environmental conditions. It can be correlated with Acne Vulgaris in modern science. Acne vulgaris as a chronic inflammatory disorder of sebaceous follicles characterized by the formation of comedone, papules and pustules, less frequently nodules. In text of Ayurveda, there are a number mukhlepa, medicinal preparations, Pathya Apathya, Dinachrya procedures which have wonderful preventive and curative effect on Yuvanpidika diseases. Furthermore, the face beauty is necessary for everyone, so all the section of Ayurveda can work together in the prevention of Yuvanpidika and other disease