APPROACH TO KITIBA KUSHTA IN AYURVEDA -A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Kushta is a condition in which the vitiated Doshas combine with the seven Dhatus of the body and produce the symptoms. All Acharya’s have emphasized on Shodhana therapy in the management of Kushta. The therapy which expels out the morbid Doshas from the body is known as Shodhana, by nature, Kushta is difficult to cure disease, so it is called ‘Duschikitsya’ but by the application of Shodhana therapy, cure of the diseases becomes easier due to removal of the root cause, Hence Shodhana has great importance in Bahudosha Avastha. Here is a case presented with Lakshanas of Kitibha Kushta thus Ubayataha Shodhana was done; where the results obtained was promising. The main cause here was Viruddahara (consumption of Ksheera Vikruti) even though there was predisposing factor as Beeja Dosha.