Case Study Of Ayurveda For Psoriasis

By Gurnam Saini
02/11/2018

Vamana Treatment for Psoriasis

We created a complete plan for 30 days that included Ayurveda herbs, lifestyle modification, ayurveda treatments. Here is the plan we suggested go the client:
- Ayurvedic Herbs like-Bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia), Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Giloy (Tinosporacordifolia), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Manjistha (Rubia cordifolia) were given via veggie capsules, keeping the client’s ayurvedic body-type along with the imbalanced.
- Lifestyle modification and diet adjustment were followed.
- Specific yoga and breathing exercises were recommended to practice at home for supporting emotional and physiological health.
- Panchkarma Detox was performed over the periods of 14 days, for complete purification of the body and to eliminate toxins from every single cell of the body.
Follow-up after 1 Month:

Please see before and after results after only 30 days of treatment.

Plan is to do follow-up consultations every 30 days and continue with the natural Ayurvedic treatment for further 3 to 4 months till the satisfactory results are achieved.

How Vamana treatment for Psoriasis can be beneficial

Psoriasis is a common yet chronic skin disease that accelerates the life cycle of skin cells and causes a buildup of cells on the skin. They form scales and red patches, which are itchy, irritating, and painful. Psoriasis is thought to be an immune system problem where overactive T cells attack healthy skin cells by mistake.

So, what do you do to treat psoriasis? Pop a medicine or two? Well, there might be a way with zero side effects. And, it’s none other than Vamana treatment.

Vamana Treatment for Psoriasis in Ayurveda

To treat psoriasis, Ayurveda uses a holistic treatment options, one such being Vamana. Simply put, Vamana is therapeutic vomiting i.e. medically induced vomiting. To start with, an internal oleation is performed before getting ready for purification. In Vamana, internal oleation or Snehapana is performed by giving light food with warm ghee. Vamana, which is a part of Panchkarma treatment, flushes out toxins from the body and strengthen the immune system. Hence, it can be beneficial to treat psoriasis.

Are there any science and research for Vamana Treatment for Psoriasis?

A research conducted by Ayurvedic professionals to assess the effect of Vamana treatment for Psoriasis concluded that initially doing Vamana Karma to eliminate Kapha Dosha, followed by Snehapana showed moderate to complete improvement in treating Psoriasis. 15.38% of patients were completely cured in Group A, followed by 46.15% patients who showed marked improvement.

Summary: Vamana treatment for psoriasis helps to eliminate toxins from the body. It is a bio-cleansing process. As psoriasis is known to be an immune system problem, Vamana works by stabilizing and energizing the immune system helping the overactive T cells to calm down.

References:

1.A comparative study on Vamana Karma with Madanaphala and Krutavedhana in Ekakushtha (Psoriasis);Dr. Santoshkumar Bhatted, Associate Professor, Department of Panchakarma, National Institute of Ayurveda, Madhav Vilas, Palace, Amer Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.