Ayurvedic Treatment of Skin Diseases

Skin is the largest organ of human body that is involved in absorption and excretion of many substances by which it maintains our body temperature. Skin has seven layers according to Ayurveda and involvement of various layers causes different skin disease. Although topical application of oils and creams improve symptoms temporarily but they do not reach to deeper layers of skin.

So root cause of skin diseases still remains uncured. Ayurvedic treatments are based on removal of root cause of skin disease. In summer season Pitta dosha gets aggrevated thats why skin diseases prevelance during this season. Pitta dosha (Bhrajak Pitta) is always involved in skin diseases. Ayurvedic treatment of skin diseases involves external and internal herbal supplements as well as detox, cleansing and rejuvenation therapies.

Common causes of Skin Diseases:

• Accumulation of toxins due to low digestive fire.
• Excessive intake of oily, fatty and heavy food causing low digestive fire and aggravation of pitta dosha.
•  Incompatible food items intake (e.g. fish and milk, fruit and milk or yogurt, stale foods).
• Excess sour and salty foods that cause obstruction of the channels of circulation and aggravation of heat in the skin tissues.
• Excess intake of meat, yogurt, fish, pastries, fresh grains, oil, salt, sesame seeds, milk, sugar, alcohol, coffee, acidic foods causing mucus & heat toxins.
• Exposure to extreme heat after a heavy meal.
• Bad food habits and timings.
• Day sleep causing ama formation.
• Genetic and familial history
• Working in extreme heat conditions

Some common skin diseases and there presentation:

Some examples of Psoriasis, Eczema, Skin blisters, Lichen planus, Various skin cancers, melanoma, Photosensitivity, Acne, Scabies, Pressure sores, leucoderma and Vitiligo.

Psoriasis: Psoriasis is due to vitilation of pitta dosha and ama toxins play an importnat role in its pathophysiology. The disease manifests in the form of rashes, scaling and pathy skin discolouration.

Eczema: Eczema is caused by major aggravation in kapha with vata vitilation. It involves erythromatous plaques, itching, redness, pruritus and cracking of skin.

Lichen Planus: Auto-immune disease of skin results from deep seated toxins in the body. Detox and internal purification with ayurvedic panchkarma therapies are the main treatment procedure for this disease.

Acne: Acne Also called pimples is a skin condition ehrn there is plugging of har follicle with oil and dead cells. Its quite annoying condition for young females. We provide effective treatment foe acne at Ojus health skin clinics in Melbourne Australia.

Urticaria: This is also known as Nettle Rash or Hives, characterized by itchy or burning swellings, occurring throughout or anywhere in the body and lasting less than 24 hours.

Photosensitivity: The parts of skin that are exposed to skin develop skin rashes and redness called sun burns and sometime lead to skin cancers at later stages.

Leucoderma: Leucoderma is depigmented patches developing often in the knees, neck and wrists . The body has tendency to not develop the skin pigmentataion.

Natural ayurvedic treatment approach of skin diseases:

Ayurvedic doctors at Ojus Health Ayurveda Clinic will advise you dosha balancing and toxin elimination diet, pranayama and lifestyle modifications to remove the root cause of skin disease.

General ayurvedic herbs useful for teatment of skin diseases are amla, turmeric , aloe vera, neem and guduchi. External application of aloe vera gel and coconut oil are beneficial. Mild laxatives such as triphala are good to cleanse out the developed toxins.

Ayurvedic treatment for skin diseases protocol:-

• Balancing the digestive fire
• Clearance of ama toxins
• Reducing high pitta
• Improvement of liver functions
• Reduce stress
• Skin rejuvenation

If you are suffering from any skin diseases and need ayurvedic treatment advice on skin diseases please contact our ayurvedic doctors today.