A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MODES SHODHAN IN VICHARCHIKA

Ayurvedic text is sufficient enough to denote that the various skin disorders Kushtha Roga along with their various manifestations were known to Indians from time immemorable. Now a days the Modern Medical Science has many new drugs and investigations have been evaluated even for many incurable skin diseases, but still many conditions in this field are posing a great problem in the field of treatment. The number of cases of skin disorders discarded by the Modern medical field being incurable when submit to Ayurveda for a cure, are reported to get considerable relief and in some cases, they get rid of their ailments completely without any recurrance. This achievement of Ayurvedic modes of treatment in the field of Ayurveda is because of its complete independent and unique fundamental approach towards the treatment of a disease specially in Kushtha Roga. In Ayurveda various skin disorders have been comprehended under the heading of Kushtha which has been classified into. Mahakushtha and Kshudra Kushtha depending upon the extent of the involvement of the Dhatus and vitiation of Dosha and Doshya in the disease. Though the seat of both the Varieties of Kushtha is mainly skin yet other Dhatus like Rasa, Rakta, Mansa and Lasika along with Tridosha are also. involved in the pathogenesis of the Kushtha. All Acharyas are unanimous about the involvement of the Tridosha in the causation of the Kushtha even then Acharya Sushruta has sub classifed the Kshudra Kushtha into Vatika Slaishmika and of the Dosha. Vicharchika is a variety of Kshudra Kushtha in which the paitic involvement is prominent. Mainly Lasika is involved in Vicherchika, Principles of treatment for Vicharchika are the same as that of Kushtha.