ROLE OF VAMANA KARMA BY KUTAJA KALPA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PSORIASIS – AN BIO-PURIFICATORY APPROACH

Abstract

In recent era showing grate interest in the treatment which balances the function of the body & counter act’s pathogenesis of the disease i.e. the Bio-purificatory therapy all this get fulfilled by ayurveda specifically by panchakarma chikitsa.Psoriasis is a common auto-immune disease affecting up to 2.5% of the words population & found to be psychosomatic one; for such kind of disease the ultimate solution is ayurveda. It is a single blind study conducted on 20 patients. The psoriasis diagnosed patients who are fit for vamana karma were selected for study.Pachana deepana in this study is perfomed by Panchakola churna. For Arohana snehapana murchita goghruta is taken and Sarvanga Abhyanga by murchita tila taila followed by bashpasweda.Vamana is performed as per the classics.Proper assessment were taken in prescribed form by using P.A.S.I score, candlegrease Sign, Auspitz sign, koebner phenomenon and results were analyzed with suitable statistical analysis.The vegas coming by kutaja kalpa was very forceful & completion of vamana karma was in the average time of 45 minutes.Study show’s significant improvement in psoriasis.Morbid kapha as well as bahudoshavastha plays a major role in the manifestation of psoriasis thus vamana karma is ideal here.Bio-Purificatory therapies found effective for the management of auto-immune disorders.