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Vitiligo Treatment in Ayurveda : Bakuchi with Correct Diet Dr. Revathi Sundarmurthy BAMS Ayurveda, General Well-being, Skin Health

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Contents [hide] 1 Know more about Vitiligo treatment in Ayurveda o 1.1 What Causes Vitiligo ?  1.1.1 Are you suffering from Vitiligo ? Try Bakuchi +Manjishta Powder + Bedag Lep Ayurvedic Combo for 3 months. It has worked wonders for hundreds of people. o 1.2 Which food combinations should I avoid ? What is Viruddhahara ? o 1.3 Ayurvedic Treatment of Vitiligo o 1.4 Action of Bakuchi:

Know more about Vitiligo treatment in Ayurveda Vitiligo (or Leucoderma / white patches / Switra / Safed Daag) is a skin pigmentation disorder occurring due to death of melanocytes, resulting in loss of skin colour , formation of patches. It can affect the skin of any part of your body. It can also affect hair, eyes and inside of the mouth. As a result, white patches appear on the skin in different parts of the body. These patches also appear on the tissues inside of the mouth and nose, and the retina.

What Causes Vitiligo ? Vitiligo is a Tridoshaj (disease caused by vitiation of all 3 doshas together). The main dosha which is in imbalance is the Pitta Dosha. This is an auto-immune disease. Additionally, Vitiligo is said to be associated with certain auto-immune and inflammatory diseases such as Thyroid, Diabetes, Psoriasis and Pernicious Anemia. Vitiligo may also be hereditary; that is, it can run in families. Children whose parents have the disorder are more likely to develop Vitiligo. The main causes are improper nutrition, incorrect combination of foods (Virudhahara) and extreme stress.

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Which food combinations should I avoid ? What is Viruddhahara ? 1. Consuming Green Leafy Vegetables (Saag) followed by drinking milk (Dugdha) 2. Animal Meat is incompatible with Black Gram, Honey, Milk, Sprouts and Jaggery 3. Milk should not be taken with sour substances

4. Honey should never be boiled or cooked 5. Fish should not be combined with milk, because this obstructs the channels and vitiates the blood. 6. Curd should be avoided at night 7. One should not drink cold water immediately after hot tea or coffee 8. Avoid heating ghee kept in a bronze vessel for 10 days or more 9. Milk should not be taken along with Fruits.

Ayurvedic Treatment of Vitiligo As discussed earlier, the ancient Ayurvedic classical scriptures explain that, due to intake of incompatible food items, suppression of vomiting, intake of sour-salty and fermented food items, and indulging in sinful activities, the body doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) get aggravated, mainly the pitta dosha, causing imbalance in tissues (or Dhatus) mainly Plasma (rasa), Blood (rakta), and Muscles (mamsa). It is very important to understand what needs to be done to correct and resolve Vitiligo. The different principles adopted for a complete ayurvedic treatment involve: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Correcting digestion and prescribing a proper diet, avoiding Virudhahara. Eliminating Ama (toxins). Strengthening the Immune system. Creating a balance between Doshas, especially balancing the Pitta Dosha. The following measures will check the spread of Vitiligo:

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Increase intake of bitter vegetables. Avoid sour or tangy fruit, non-vegetarian food, curd, fermented food, urad dal. Manage stress by yoga and meditation. Socialise with family and friends to overcome the distress. Khadira, bakuchi, bhallataka, mulaka, daruharidra, aragvadha, haritaki are some of the single drugs recommended in the treatment of vitiligo. Traditional Ayurvedic formulations, which are recommended for Vitiligo: Majishta Powder Bakuchi capsule Bedag Lepam

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Action of Bakuchi: 1. 1. Bakuchi helps skin to rejuvenate by working on the liver and removing the toxins from the body. 2. Bakuchi is useful in indigestion and aama. 3. It is also used locally in leucoderma 4. Bakuchi is irritant and it removes the upper layers of the skin. 5. Bakuchi helps in shrinking the white patches; the darker area slowly covers all white skin area, which leads to visible skin changes. 6. Bakuchi herb acts on melanoblastic cells and successfully stimulates it. 7. Bakuchi has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-oxidant properties. Nirogam's Vitiligo Combo for vitiligo: 1. Shrinks the white patches 2. Rejuvenates the skin tissue

3. Promotes the growth of melanoblasts that covers the white patches Along with internal medicines Panchakarma therapies like Virechana, Raktamokshana (Leech therapy) are also effective. We have made arrangements to help you do such treatments in a few cities in India. Inquire more here. Lastly, vitiligo treatment in Ayurveda has the potential to help you get rid of this disease and live your life fully.

How to Balance Pitta Dosha Dr. Amritpal Singh MD (Ayur.) General Well-being December 26, 2017

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What is pitta? This has been described as one of the three biological humours and Pitta in scientific interpretation; pitta has been quoted as the biological fire. As regards physical attributes, pitta is usna (hot), aarda (moist) and laghu (light). Pitta executes important function in the human-body with aiding the process of digestion, regulating the body temperature, maintaining the visual-perception, process of hunger and thirst, and above all, maintenance of complexion, intelligence, courage and softness. In aggravated state, pitta renders yellow-colouration to waste products (stool & urine), skin and the eyes and aggravated pitta results in polyphagia, polydipsia or morbidthirst, burning-syndrome and inflammation. As far as the primary site of pitta is concerned, it is grahani (first part of the small) intestine. Other important sites include amashya (stomach), sveda (sweat), svedagranthi (sebaceous glands), rakat (blood), lasika (lymph) and akshi (eye).

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Five types of pitta Ranjaka: This variety imparts colour to the bile, stools and the blood. Sadhaka: This variety is helpful in maintaining memory and intellect. Alocaka: This variety is responsible for the visual-perception. Bharajaka: This variety imparts colour to the skin. Pachaka: This variety deals with the digestion of the food. Caraka has mentioned 40 diseases caused as a result of aggravation of pitta. A little internal burning bitter taste black pimples on skin burning in a particular limb burning of skin burning of the eyes burning sensation over body chlorosis dirty matter in blood dirty matter on flesh dusky sight eructation of acid food excess of heat excess of perspiration excessive thirst feeling of everlasting hunger Feeling of heat on sides fissures of the body fissures of the dermis fissures of the skin foul smell from body furunculosis haemorrhage hematemesis internal combustion jaundice pits on the skin putrefied gastric gas putrefied taste red boils semi-digestion taste of blood ulcer in the eyes ulcer in the mouth ulcer in the rectum ulcer in the throat ulcer of the penis urticaria Yellow urine/eyes/and stool yellowishness Some common pitta diseases seen in clinical practice are listed below:

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abdominal colic anaemia bleeding-diathesis burning sensation diarrhoea haemophilia hepatitis haemorrhage hepatomegaly hyperacidity jaundice pain prurigo pyuria sour belching toxaemia tuberculosis urine diseases vertigo Urticaria Yellow skin. Pitta pacifying diet Fruits to be used Mango Sweet apples Pears Plums Sweet pineapple Pomegranate Sweet grapes Fruits to be avoided Banana Grapefruit/oranges/lemons Olives Papaya Peach Persimmon Sour pineapple Grains (to be used) Barley Basmati rice Oats Grains (to be avoided) Brown rice Buckwheat Corn Millet Dairy-products (to be used)

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milk ghee (clarified butter) unsalted cheese Dairy-products (to be avoided) Buttermilk that is sour Cream Salted cheese curd Vegetables to be used Asparagus Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Cucumber Leafy vegetables Mushroom Potato Sweet potato Vegetables to be avoided Beets Carrots Garlic Hot peppers Onion Radish Spices – to be used in moderation Coriander Cinnamon Cardamom Fennel Turmeric Black pepper (very small amounts) Pitta pacifying herbs Chandana Dughdpheni Karu Kumari Kutki Yastimadhu Manjishta

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Pittas pacifying Ayurvedic formulations Chandanadi Lauha

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Chandanasva Kumayasva Arogyavardhini vati Punarnava Mandoor Navayash Lauha Yastimadhuadi churna Dhanyak Panchak churna Dhanyakadi Hima Agni and pitta Agni and pitta resemble each other as far as physical attributes are concerned, just as correlation exists between kapha and ama. Agni stands for the digestive fire. It executes important physiological and pathological functions in the human body. In Tikshagni, the agni is vitiated by pitta. In case of Tikshagni, agni is high and has both pitta and agni characteristics. Virechana treatment in pitta Virechana is the best Ayurvedic option for pacifying vitiated pitta humour. Virechana is one of the principal steps of seasonal purification process, panchakarma. Several clinical studies have confirmed the utility of virechana in the treatment of pitta-diseases.

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Clinical research Prurigo nodularis: As per Ayurvedic concept, Prurigo vulgaris can be treated as Tridosa kustha rog (skin disease caused by vitiation of three humours) having predominance of vata and kapha. In cases diagnosed with Prurigo nodularis, virechan (therapeutic laxation) and Takradhara were administered in a specific schedule for three months. After internal administration of virechan and Takradhara for ninety days (three months), it was observed that nodules became thin and itching completely vanished. After four months of therapy, the colour of the skin became normal. It was concluded that administration of virechan and Takradhara was effective in spurning symptoms of prurigo nodularis. Psoriasis: In Ayurveda, psoriasis is known as Ekakustha. A comparative clinical study was executed in 20 patients. Virechan karma with two different formulations was carried out in two groups. Group I: Virechana karma with Ichhabhedi ras and Group II: Virechana karma with Trivritadi churna. Better results, in terms of statistical grounds, was observed in the group with Icchabhedi rasa. The reason being psoriasis is tridosha disease with prominence of vata and kapha humours. Icchabhedi rasa is vata kapha pacifying. Conclusion Pitta is one of the major biological humours of the human body. The balanced state of the three biological humours represents health. By proper diet-regimen and code of conduct, deranged pitta can be normalised. Several Ayurvedic formulations are successfully used by practitioners to pacify pitta. Virechana, as per old belief and the modern clinical research is complete solution for eradicating pitta disease.

References Bera Pabitra Kumar, Kar Pulak Kanti. Role of Virechan and Takradhara in a Case of Prurigo Nodularis. Int J Ayur Pharma Res 2014; 2(5):58-62. Shah P. A Comparative Study of Two Virechana Yoga In The Management of Eka Kustha (Psoriasis). The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine 2008 7 (2). Find out your predominant dosha: Dosha Calculator To get more information and to buy ayurvedic products useful for balancing pitta dosha, click on the links below: Pitta Oil