Ayurvedic Treatment for Barber’s Itch focuses on the host rather than parasites. It is caused by a bacterial or fungal infection. It manifests in the beard area and neck as superficial annular lesions.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- CAUSES
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
- DIAGNOSIS
- TREATMENTS FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- PROGNOSIS
- COMPLICATIONS
- BARBER’S ITCH AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES
- HOME REMEDIES
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR
- YOGA
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT
Barber’s itch symptoms
- Swellings
- Crusting
- Itching
- Boils
- Pus filled blisters
- Reddish rashes
Barber’s itch caused by
- It is caused by either bacteria or fungi.
- The bacterial infection is caused by staphylococcus and pseudomonas bacteria.
- Fungal infection is also known as Taenia barbae.
Pathophysiology
Bacterial or fungal infections spread through the wounds in the face during unhygienic shavings.
Diagonosis
- Potassium hydroxide wet mount
- Bacterial culturing
Barber’s itch Treatments
- Oral antifungal medicines
- Antibiotics
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- Local application of antifungal creams
Prognosis
Barber’s itch is curable
Complications
- The deeper infection leads folliculitis
- Destruction of the hair follicle leads to permanent hair loss.
- Furunculosis
- Scarring
Barber’s Itch & Ayurveda
- In ayurveda skin diseases are included under the heading of kushta roga
- Fungal infections are particularly similar to dadru kushta.
Nidana- Ayurvedic causes
- Consumption of mutually contradicted food
- Suppression of natural urges especially vomiting
- Improper administration of panchakarma
- Excess intake of black gram, radish, sesame, milk and jaggery
Purvaroopam- Ayurvedic Premonitory Symptoms of barber’s Itch
- Excessive perspiration
- Discoloration and appearance of rashes in the skin
- Itching
Samprapti – Ayurvedic Pathogenesis of Barber’s Itch
- Due to the above-mentioned causes doshas get aggravated. If there are any triggering factors like infections then the doshas lodged on the site of infection and symptoms are manifested.
Lakshana – Ayurvedic Signs & Symptoms of Barber’s Itch
- Patches are copper-red colour
- Spreads quickly by manifesting skin eruptions
- Patches are characterized by itching
- Development of pimples
- Circular eruptions
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- Sadhya – curable
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR BARBER’S ITCH
Ayurvedic local treatment for BARBER’S ITCH
- Local application of tuthadi malahara , jatyadi ghrita
- Washing with tutha drava
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- Manjishtadi kashayam
- Vajrakam Kashayam
- Mahathiktakam Kashayam
- Arogyavardhini Ras
- Gandhak Rasayanam
- Rasasindooram
- Manjishtadi arkam
- Patoladi kashayam
- Panchatikta guggulu ghrita
Ayurvedic Shodhana Treatment
- Vamana – emesis
- Virechana – purgation
Commonly used Ayurvedic medicines for Barber’s Itch
Internal administration
- Manjishtadi kashayam
- Manjishtadi arkam
- Patoladi kashayam
- Panchatikta guggulu ghrita
Barber’s itch home remedies
- Warm compressors help to reduce swelling
- Application of aloe Vera gel
- Washing with water boiled with neem leaves and turmeric
Diet & Behaviour
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume a balanced diet
- Turmeric included in the diet.
Yoga
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Stress can exhaust your immune system, making you more vulnerable to contracting a fungal infection like barber’s itch, This pranayama calms the mind
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.
Research papers
- Ayurvedic Methods of Diagnosis and Management of Dadru Kushta W.S.R. to Fungal Infection
https://www.ijhsr.org/IJHSR_Vol.10_Issue.3_March2020/18.pdf