Abstract

Dr. Ammu A.*, Anitha E. and Soundararajan D. K.

ABSTRACT

The Tamils are uncomparably intellectuals in all spheres of like literature, architecture, agriculture, music, astronomy, etc. but the pinnacle of their knowledge is expressed in their medicine which is called as Siddha Medicine. The basic theory of Siddha system of medicine is „food is medicine - medicine is food?. The human body is a composite of three humors such as vatham, pitham, kapam and several physical mechanism such as saaram, seneer, unn, kollzupu, enbu, moolai and sukilam. The food is considered to be fundamental building material of human body, which gets administered into humors, tissue and wastes. The evenness of humors body tissues and waste products is studied as health and its imbalance leads to diseases or pathologic state this system also deals with the thought of immortality and salvation in this life. The exponents of, this state is possible by controlled diet, medicine and possessing of mind by yogic or spiritual exercises like medication and yoga. Siddha system deals the different type of skin disease with a wide range of drugs. Among various type of skin disease “SATTAI KARAPPAN (Atopic Dermatitis)” cases vulnerably affecting among the pediatric community. The aim of the study was qualitative analysis of Karappan Kudineer Chooranam, Siddha drug taken from a Siddha Literature. The Biochemical analysis of the trial drug indicates the presence of Calcium, Sulphate, Starch, unsaturated compound, amino acid revealed the enhancement of therapeutic action in skin diseases.