Ayurveda has unique thinking about skin diseases. According to Ayurveda, healthy skin is a result of overall health condition of individuals. Ayurvedic treatment for dermatology talks about different skin care regimes that can be pursued depending on the stage of life. Ayurvedic medicines purify the skin and eliminate vitiated tridoshas from the body as they are mainly responsible for skin disorders and other diseases.

Ayurveda says that many of skin related ailments are due to vitiation of Rakt Dhatu (Blood). Due to improper eating timings, eating stale food, wakeful nights, eating excess quantity of salty and sour food, excess intake of fish and non vegetarian food, eating excess Dadhi(Curd) causes vitiation of blood. Blood is directly connected with Pitta dosh, out of 5 types of Pitta dosha, “Bhrajak Pitta” is mainly related to skin. Vitiation of which causes many skin diseases.

Ayurvedic Treatment of skin diseases mainly comprises of Internal Medicines, External application of some lep, Oil, etc. and Panchakarma therapy for detoxification of body. In treatment of skin disease Vaman, Virechan and Raktamokshan are the choice of Panchakarma treatments for detoxification of body.

Ayurveda not only think of curing the skin diseases but advices to follow Pathyakar Ahar and Vihar, i.e. to reduce intake of salty and sour food, excess intake of fish and non vegetarian food, eating excess Dadhi(Curd) Ayurveda say that skin diseases are not merely related to physical body but they are manifestation of mental conditions too. So, Ayurveda focuses on mental wellbeing also.

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