THE EFFICACY OF AMRUTADIKWATH IN SHITAPITTA WITH SPECIAL REFERANCE TO URTICARIA

Dr. Nikhil Urunkar, Dr. Dhairyashil P. Patil, Dr. Sanjy S. Patil

Abstract


Shitapitta is one of the disorder which caused by virudhahara sevan. Shitapitta is disorder in which vata and kapha are two doshas which are primarily disturbed due to doshprakopak hetu and in combination with pitta dosha they create swellings, redness, itching, over the skin. Vata dosha is dominant in shitapitta. Shitapitta can be co-related with urticaria. This condition may be caused by contact with an external irritant such as the nettle, physical agents, food, insect bites, pollens, drugs or neurogenic factors. Still today there is no satisfactory treatment for Shitapitta. So emphasis were made to find out easy method for lowering the incidence of shitapitta by using Amrutadi kwath.    

Keywords


Shitapitta, Urticaria, Amrutadi kwath.

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