A CASE REPORT: AN AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SHWITRA (VITILIGO) WITH SHAMAN CHIKITSA ALONG WITH VIDHA KARMA

In ayurveda, skin disease is explained under adhyay kushtharoga adhyay, the diseases shweta kushta or shwitra are characterized by whitish discoloured patches on body. Vitiligo is acquired hypo melanosis characterized by progressive loss of melanocyte. Vitiligo can affect all age groups with majority of cases between 20 and 30 years of age. Vitiligo occurs when pigment producing cells die or stop functioning. The prevalence of vitiligo ranges from 0.5% to 1%. India is considered to have the highest prevalence in world at about 8.8%.