A review on etiological factors (hetu) of vicharchika

Authors

  • Vipul Phake

Keywords:

Etiological factors (hetu) ,Vicharchika

Abstract

All skin diseases in Ayurveda are termed as kustha .Vicharchika is a type of kshudra kustha with predominance of kapha dosha. It is a chirakari Vyadhi of the Raktavaha strotas dushti. With increasing modernization, urbanization, altered food habits, stress, lifestyle induced disorders, reduction of satva guna, excessive practice of etiological factors of kustha vyadhi as described in classics worsens one’s Immunity & increases the incidence of kustha roga. Due to this its prevalence is high in modern civilized developing country like India & at large globally.

In this study sincere attempt has been made to write a review on causative factors of Vicharchika.

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Published

2019-08-11

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Phake, V. (2019). A review on etiological factors (hetu) of vicharchika. Ayurlog: National Journal of Research in Ayurved Science, 7(4). Retrieved from https://ayurlog.com/index.php/ayurlog/article/view/401

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2019): AYURLOG : NJ-RAS| August 2019

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Review Articles

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