Introduction:The skin is the largest, visible and very essential sense organ of the human body. skin is the site for bhrajaka pitta and responsible for reflection of chhaya of skin in Sanskrit. The word Switra stands for Sweta which means white patch. So Switra is a disease where white patches appear over the body. the charecteristics of shwitra are similar to vitiligo. Vitiligo is autoimmune skin disease, in which skin colour turn to white due to loss of melanocytes which produce pigment melanin responsible for the colour of the skin. and vamana is a major panchakarma therapy,vamana refers to therapeutic vomiting which is done through medicated emesis. This is done to reduce aggrevated kapha and associated with pitta vata. A case report of 23 year old Female who complained of whitish discoloration over t he lowback since 5-6 years.Aims and objectives: To know the role of Vamana karma in Switra with respect to vitiligo. Materials and Methods: The subject who approached Panchakarma OPD of Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Ballari was systematically reviewed and Switra line of treatment was planned.Results: The lesions of Switra condition was improved remarkably within 15 days of treatment as shown in photographs.
Switra, Kushta, vitiligo, Vamanakarma
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