KOKODUMBER (FICUS HISPIDA LINN.) IN SHWITRA ROGA (VITILIGO)

Twelve patients of vitiligo were treated with Kokodumbar (Ficus Hipida) both orally and topically, Fine powder of the fruits of Ficus hispida were administered to the patients in the dosage of 12 grams twice a day alongwith an equal amount of Gur (Jaggery). The powder made out of the bark of the same tant was made into an ointment with Til oil (Sesame oil) and applied over the atfected areas of the skin. The affected areas of the skin were then exposed to sunlight for a period of 2 to 15 minutes or to the ultraviolet light flom an artificial lamp for 1 to 10 minutes. The exposure time was gradually increased fram 10 to 15 minutes to the point of toleration treatment was continued for a period upto 10 months in different patients.