A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF KOLAPHALAMAJJA AND SHALMALIKANTAK ON MUKHADOOSHIKA

Abstract

It is the general opinion that smooth and glowing skin of face not only enhances the beauty of a person but it also provides tremendous self confidence. One of the leading cosmetic problems which affect the facial skin is Acne vulgaris and it is affecting 85% of teenagers of the World population. So there is a need for potential well tolerated treatment which can limit the disease and thus reduce psychological impact of the condition.In Ayurvedic classics in the context of Kshudra rogas, there mentioned about Mukhadooshika occurring in yuvavastha and its signs and symptoms are similar to that of Acne vulgaris. In Ayurvedic classics many lepas are considered to be the effective treatment for Mukhadooshika. The present study was carried out with an objective to compare the efficacy of lepa of Kolaphalamajja with that of Shalmalikantaka in Mukhadooshika. Study design: The study was ‘Single blind comparitive study’ conducted on 30 patients of Mukhdooshika of either sex. Patients were randomly recruited to Trialgroup and Standard group of 15 each. The Trial group patients were adviced Kolaphalamajja lepa and the Standard group prescribed Shalmalikantaka lepa, one time a day for 49 days. Results: Kolaphalamajja lepa showed significant response in Oily skin texture and Shalmaliknataka lepa in Dry skin texture of Mukhadooshika, hence proved that Kolaphalamajja and Shalmalikantaka which is easily available one, is effective in combating Mukhadooshika .