An insight into Vicharchika

Mahesh Prasad Sah; Madhu

doi:10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1185

Mahesh Prasad Sah Teaching Assistant, Department of Panchakarma, Ayurveda Campus & Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Madhu Assistant Professor, Department of Agada Tantra, SGT, University, Gurugram, Haryana, INDIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v6i01.1185

Keywords: Ayurveda, Kushtha, Vicharchika

Abstract

A critical review of the history from the primitive stage to the present advanced high-tech world assists one to pave the pathway for future. Man, always struggled with present and attempted for better tomorrow and these can be achieved with better perspective when the errors of the past and difficulties of the present experiences are overcome, checked and planned at proper time. The knowledge of ancient helps in having a better future, so here an attempt has been made to explore the past literature to explain the historical aspects of Kushtha. Skin is the chief wrap of the body, plays a chief role in maintaining barrier between internal and external environment. Specially, the healthy skin is the primary requirement for the attractiveness as well as having an attractive personality. It has a visible pathology, so any weakness at the skin becomes a great handicap for a person in the civilization. Ayurveda has described all skin disease under the sunshade of the Kushtha, in other word it can be listed as ‘Ayurvedic dermatology’. It is not a vis-à-vis correlation but one can cover up all dermatological manifestations under 18 subtypes of Kushtha. Vicharchika is one of the Kshudra Kushtha.

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