A CRITICAL STUDY ON AETIOPATHOLOGICAL ASPECT OF SVITRA
Dr. Samima Azmi and Dr. S. K. Chakraborty
ABSTRACT
?vitra is enumerated as raktaja vik?ra and rakta and pitta are correlated with asraya asrayi bh?va. So, mainly pitta (bhrajaka) gets vitiated, which is responsible for normal skin color, leads to white colored skin patches, named as Švitra Vy?dhi. though not included under ku?t?a by brihatrayi. separate ãhãraja vihãraja nidãna, purvarupa and samprãpti of ?vitra has not been mentioned vividly in classics except Caraka who specified pãpa karma as nidãna for ?vitra.It is basically of 3 types; Vãta-Pitta-Kapha. The nid?na for ?vitr? is Astyã, K?itaghna, Nind?surãnãma, Pãpakriyãp?rvak?ta, Virodh?ann? as mentioned by Caraka. S?dhy? As?dhya Lak?ana are vividly mentioned in all classics for Švitra Vy?dhi.
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