Original Research Article
Year: 2016 | Month: October | Volume: 6 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 129-133
Clinical Study of the Effectiveness of Prepared Formula for the Acne Vulgaris
Piyathilaka AKGP1, Kumara GUA2, Jayasinghe JMPRK3
1Residential Medical Officer, AyuPiyasa Ayurveda Organic Eco Village, OvilPitiya, Estate Ovilla, Matale, Sri Lanka.
2 Department of Kaumārabhṛtya and Strīroga, Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
3Head, Department of Dravyaguna, Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Corresponding Author: Piyathilaka AKGP
ABSTRACT
Acne Vulgaris is popularly known as pimples that is a skin condition the most teenagers involving predominant the face. According to Ayurveda view, Acne Vulgaris is known as YuwanaPidaka and Mukhaduṣika. VitatedVāta, Kaphadōsas and RaktaDhātu are caused for YuwanaPidaka. The formula that mention in CikitsaSthāna of SusrutaSaṃhitha was selected. Its ingredients are Coriandrumsativum Linn., Acoruscalamus Linn., Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) Moore. And Saussurealappa C.B. Clarke. Patients of either gender in the age group of 12-30 years were enrolled in the trial. Patients below 12 years and above 30 years, patients with any systemic illness such as diabetes mellitus, patients with other variants of acne like acne fulminans, acne rosacea, acne necrotica and patients suffering from other concomitant diseases like vitiligo, dermatophytosis, psoriasis and eczema were excluded from the study. Similarly, patients who had taken any local or systemic treatment for their disease in the past one month prior to the trial were also excluded. All the patients were advised to apply the 10-15 grams of drug on the affected area once at night and then wash the area with lukewarm water in the morning. The total duration of treatment was 30 days. After applying the paste was observed of inflammatory papules, pustules, white heads, black heads and scar formation. The severity of Acne and efficacy of treatment was assessed by using photography. Recorded their changes in symptoms and results which gathered were arranged in reputed procedure. Finally; results were analyzed by using Minitab statistical software. According to the result of data analysis can be concluded selected formula has efficacy on Acne Vulgaris.
Key words: Pimples, YuwanaPidaka, Inflammatory papules.