Acne is the plugging of oil and dead skin cells in the hair follicles. It is also known as pimples.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACNE
- CAUSES OF ACNE
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACNE
- DIAGNOSIS OF ACNE
- TREATMENTS FOR ACNE
- PROGNOSIS OF ACNE
- COMPLICATIONS OF ACNE
- ACNE AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ACNE
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ACNE
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ACNE
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACNE
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ACNE
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ACNE
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR ACNE
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ACNE
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR ACNE
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR ACNE
- HOME REMEDIES FOR ACNE
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ACNE
- YOGA FOR ACNE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACNE
- Pimples (pustules)
- Whiteheads
- Blackheads
- Redness
- Tenderness
CAUSES OF ACNE
- Hormone changes
- Infections
- Diet
- Certain medications
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACNE
Due to the above-mentioned causes, excess sebum production occurs. Follicular plugging with sebum and keratinocytes leads to acne formation. The microorganisms such as bacteria affect the hair follicles leads to inflammation of the follicles followed by the formation of small pustules.
DIAGNOSIS OF ACNE
- Acne is diagnosed by the proper inspection of the site.
TREATMENTS FOR ACNE
- Antibiotics
- Topical medications
- Treatment for underlying pathology
PROGNOSIS OF ACNE
- Acne is manageable, recurrence is common
COMPLICATIONS OF ACNE
- Skin damage
- Scarring
ACNE AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, acne can be managed based on the treatment of youvana pidaka, arumshika and pitta vridhi.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ACNE
- Pitta and kapha dosha vitiation
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ACNE
- Red coloured bumps in the skin
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ACNE
Due to the causative factors, pitta and kapha dosha becomes vitiated and further vitiates the rakta dhatu, leads to acne.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACNE
- Pustules – arumshika, pidaka
- Rakta varna – redness
- Sopha – inflammation
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ACNE
- The prognosis is Sadhya – curable
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ACNE
Ayurvedic local treatment for acne
- Lepa – with cooling drugs like paste of chandana, ramacha, lodhradi churna on the affected area
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ACNE
- Guduchyadi kashaya
- Avipatti churna
- Punarnavadi kashayam
- Sarivasava – after food
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR ACNE
- NASYA- shatbindu tailam
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR ACNE
Internal administration
- Saribadvasavam
- Guduchyadi kashaya
- Punarnavadi kashayam
HOME REMEDIES FOR ACNE
- Application of apple cider on the skin
- Moisturize with Aloe vera gel
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ACNE
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold, acrid, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Intake of proper amounts of fluids
- Towels are not shared with others
YOGA FOR ACNE
- Nadi shuddi pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from recurrence of acne
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.