MANAGEMENT OF VITILIGO (SHVITRA) THROUGH AYURVEDIC MEDICATION – A CASE STUDY
Keywords:
Vitiligo, Shvitra, Ayurvedic medicationAbstract
Vitiligo is a pigmentary disorder, in which circumscribed depigmented patches develop. It is an acquired condition, sometimes familial condition, an autoimmune disease in majority. It affects 1% of population worldwide. In Ayurveda, vitiligo can be correlated with Shvitra. In modern medicine, many steroids, corticosteroids, and skin grafting are used for the treatment of vitiligo, but they have sometimes no effective result and many side effects. Ayurveda has an effective result in vitiligo without any side effects. Here is a chronic vitiligo case treated with ayurvedic medicines which is recorded.
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