Case Study
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 72-76
An Ayurvedic Approach in the Management of Darunaka (Seborrhoeic Dermatitis): A Case Study
Kumari Archana1, D.B. Vaghela2
1PhD Scholar, 2Assosiate Professor,
Shalakyatantra Department, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India.
Corresponding Author: Kumari Archana
ABSTRACT
Darunaka is a Kapalagataroga but Acharya Sushruta has described this disease as a Kshudraroga due to the vitiation of Vata and Kapha Doshas with symptoms like Kandu (itching on scalp), Keshachyuti (falling of hair), Swapa(abnormalities of touch sensation on scalp), Rookshata (roughness or dryness of the scalp) and Twaksphutana (breaking or cracking of the scalp skin).Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, an irritative disease of the scalp in which shedding of dead tissue from the scalp with itching sensation is the cardinal feature which can be correlated with Darunaka. It has been reported that Seborrhoeic Dermatitis affect about 4% of the population, and dandruff (which is mild seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp) can affect almost half of all adults. It can start at any time after puberty and is slightly commoner in men. It can result in social or self-esteem problems. A 56 yr old male patient from Jamnagar came to OPD of ShalakyaTantra, with chief complaint of ShirahKandu(itching on scalp), Rukshata (dryness on scalp), TwakSphutana (cracks in the skin) with blood mixed watery oozing, KeshaChyuti (hair fall). In this case Ayurvedic formulation of ArogyavardhiniVati (orally), TriphalaChurna (orally), ManjisthadiKwatha (orally), YashtiChurna mixed with coconut hair oil as external application followed by washing the hair with a Kwatha (decoction) of TriphalaYavkut and ShuddhaTankana. The improvement provided by the therapy was assessed on the basis of sign and symptoms before and after the treatment. A special scoring pattern was developed for assessing sign and symptoms. The medication was found safe and effective in controlling sign and symptoms and improving the overall condition of scalp.
Key words: ArogyaVardhiniRasa, Ayurvedic, Darunaka, Manjishthadi Kwatha, Seborrheic Dermatitis.