COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON VICHARCHIKA AND IT’S AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Vicharchika is a Tridosaj Vyadhi with kapha dosha predominance.  Symptoms like strava, ruja, and shyava pidika are the cardinal features of Vicharchika and can be corelated to eczema. The etiological factors are varied in vicharchika, but virudha ahar and vegadharana (controlling of natural urges) are the major causative factors. Exposure to various nidanas make twagadi dhatu dusti to become shithila and then causes Vicharchika. Ayurveda has better approach to the disease. By the use of Medicinal herb combination there is significantly relief in the signs and symptoms of Vicharchika, as compare to the modern medicine. The modern pharmacology offers very large variety of medications to treat the eczema but it is not always possible to remove symptoms entirely. Ayurveda removes the root cause by cleansing vitiated Dosha and balancing the Dosha and Dhatus. The Sneha sidda with mainly by tikta and katu rasa drugs helps in reducing itching, burning, discharges, dryness by improving the quality of rasa and rakta dhatu. Bahya Sneha reduces the rukshata of twak which in turn may help in reducing the local inflammation and so the snigdhta and varna of twacha may be improved.

KEY WARDS:  Eczema, Vicharchika, Ayurvedic management.