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AN OPEN LABEL CLINICAL NON - RANDOMIZED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF PATOLA-NIMBADI BASTI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PSORIASIS W.S.R. TO EKA KUSHTHA- A STUDY PROTOCOL

*Dr. Himanshu, Prof. (Dr.) Ashish Mehta and Dr. Mamta Rana

ABSTRACT

Background: Psoriasis is one of the most common dermatological diseases. It is a complex, chronic, multi-factorial, non-contagious inflammatory skin disease characterized by erythematous, sharply demarcated papules and rounded plaques, covered by silver shiny scale. Eka kushtha consists of sign and symptoms i.e. Aswedanam, mahavastu and matsya shakalopam avastha which can be compared with psoriasis and hence it has been taken analogue to psoriasis in present research work. In present study, basti chikitsa is selected because acharya sushrut described the indication of basti in sansargaj and sannipataj vikara. Due to dominance of tridosha in kushtha and mainly vata, kapha in eka kustha, favoured the treatment of Patol-nimabadi basti. The dravya of Patol-nimbadi basti is tikta rasatmaka. Tikta dravya are deepak, pachak and kaphaghana, lekhan and vishghana in nature and the effect on skin is kandughana, daha-prashaman and sthirikaran. Therefore, Patol-nimbadi basti is selected in management of Psoriasis. Aim: Evaluation of Patol-nimbadi Basti in management of Psoriasis (Eka kustha). Objective: To evaluate efficacy of Patol-nimbadi Basti in management of Psoriasis (Eka kustha). Methodology: 30 patients will be selected of Psoriasis on the basis of selection criteria. All patients will be given Patol-nimbadi Niruha basti and Goghrit Anuvasan basti as per the schedule of kala basti for 16 days. Observations will be done on the basis of before and after subjective and objective parameters.

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