World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

CONCEPTUAL ARTICLE ON SHEETAPITTA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO URTICARIA

Dr. Chandan Mahajan*, Dr. Ammana Sharma, Dr. Hanika Sharma

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is the science of life providing guidelines on ideal daily and seasonal routines, diet, behaviour and proper use of senses for healthy and happy life. It suggests health as the balanced and dynamic integration between our environment, body, mind, and spirit. Sheetapitta is Tridoshajanya Vikara manifested on the skin keeping the blood (Rakta Dhatu) as its base & characterized by dark red skin rash, raised & itchy bumps. Its symptoms can be corelated with those of Urticaria. Urticaria is a type I hypersensitivity reaction which is manifested because of exposure to such allergens. Hence anti-histamines like Chloropheniramine maleate, cetrizine, etc. are the drugs of choice, often accompanied by corticosteroid (Dexamethasone). But this treatment often fails and may not give a long standing relief. The contributing factor for this failure is the allergen, which is difficult to identify by any means of investigation. Allergens are present as food, medicine and environmental factors. Exposure to such allergens is unavoidable contributing to the increasing incidence of skin diseases. As Sheetapitta is a very common prevalent disease in the society and many allopathic medicines show no result in treating Sheetapitta completely, therefore there is need of better alternative ayurvedic treatment like Amritadi Yoga. It has contents Amrita, Neem, Haridra, Duralabha these drugs work at the level of Dosha, Dushya, Agni and Srotas and it help in treating Sheetapitta.

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