Psoriasis is a chronic and most stubborn skin diseases. It is defined as thick, red, silvery, scaled patches of skin. This diseases may affect any part of the body, but especially knees and elbows.In Ayurveda, this condition called as eka-kushtha. According to Ayurveda, the major causes are blood impurities and emotional factors may lead to this disorder.
Due to severe irritation, you may be unable to resist the scratching on the patches. By scratching, scales come out of these patches and a shiny silver skin is exposed below. Sometimes, due to violent itching, watery exudation and blood come out of these patches which produce a burning sensation.
Ayurveda medicine for Psoriasis:
‘Kushtha rakshasa tiala’ is the best Ayurveda medicine for this condition. The Ayurvedic treatment should be done when you feel itching. The Ayurveda medicine should be rubbed externally over these patches.
‘Guggulu tiktaka ghrita’ is another effective Ayurveda medicine for this condition. This Ayurveda medicine contains, among others, Guggulu, and five bitter drugs. This Ayurveda medicine helps to keep the bowels clean, improves digestion, liver is stimulated and blood is purified.
The dose should be one teaspoonful twice in a day in the starting of ayurvedic treatment. It should be taken on an empty stomach, mixed with a cup of warm milk. The dose can be gradually increased to six teaspoonfuls. The Ayurveda treatment should be continued up to the signs of proper unctuousness appear in the body.
‘Chanda-maruta is an effective medicine for the ayurvedic treatment of this condition. Among others, it contains mercury and arsenic. You can be taken it in a dose of 125 mg twice daily mixed with honey on an empty stomach.
All the hot and spicy foods should be avoided. rock-salt cane is taken in small quantities. All the vegetables which have a bitter taste are very much beneficial in the treatment of this disease.
Psoriasis is a chronic recurrent papulo-squamous skin disease with silvery grey scaling papules or flakes.
In Ayurveda it is known as eka-kushtha.
Causes for psoriasis
Blood impurities associated with some emotional factors are said to be the main causes of this disease in Ayurveda and nature cure.But in the modern science they are not able to say what is the cause behind psoriasis,
Natural treatment for psoriasis
The main cause for psoriasis is impurities it is advised that treatment start with juice fasting. Juice fasting speed up all the cleaning process .Grapes,carrots,beets and cucumbers can be used for juices.
Cabbages leaves is very useful in the treatment of psoriasis. After washing it with warm water and dried it and again it made like a paste and warm it.Apply this paste on the affected part in an overlapping manner.
Use of mud packages are also useful.
Exposing to sun light daily is very much effective.
Ayurveda treatment for Psoriasis
Kushtha rakshasa taila is highly efficacious in the treatment of this disease. It is rubbed externally over the patches and near by areas especially when the patient feels like scathing.
Guggulu tiktaka ghrita is given to the patients.It contains,among others,guggulu and five bitter drugs.It keeps the bowels clean,promotes digestion,stimulates the liver,purifies the blood.It is to be started in a dose of one teaspoonful twice daily on an empty stomach,mixed with a cup of warm milk.The dose is to be gradually increased to six teaspoonfuls of the ghee twice daily or till the signs of proper unctuouseness appear in the body of the patient.This is a preparatory treatment,and is usually given to the patient before the administration of the actual therapy.
Chanda-maruta is another medicine is useful for the treatment of this condition.Among others,It contains mercury and arsenic.It is usually given in a dose of 125 mg .twice daily mixed with honey on an empty stomach.
Hot and spicy thing should be avoided,All vegetables with bitter taste is useful for this disease.
Mudra treatment for Psoriasis
Mudra is a non medical and natural treatment for psoriasis.Mudra are very effective and gives instant relief.Here are few effective mudras for psoriasis.
Psoriasis: Vaayu-shaamak or Vaayu mudra , Jal –vardhak or Varun mudra
Juice fasting for Psoriasis Juices of Grapes, Carrot, Beet and Cucumber are useful in the treatment fo Psoriasis. Three to five days fasting will give relief. Grapes Juice for Psoriasis Carrot Juice for Psoriasis Beet juice for Psoriasis Cucumber Juice for psoriasis If you are in a juice fasting, then you have to take these juices in every three hours.You may take juices five to six times a day. 300 ml of water with 30 grams of honey may be taken the first thing in the morning on arising. After that, the prescribed juice may be taken at three-hourly intervals. The quantity of juice on each time should be 300 ml, and you can increase it to 600 ml gradually. The juice fasting may continue up to forty days without any ill-effects. You should take adequate rest during the raw juice fasting.