Ayurvedic Treatment for BARBER’S ITCH focusses on the host rather than parasites. Barber’s itch is caused by the bacterial or fungal infection. It manifests in the beard area and neck as superficial annular lesions.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- CAUSES OF BARBER’S ITCH
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BARBER’S ITCH
- DIAGNOSIS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- TREATMENTS FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- PROGNOSIS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- COMPLICATIONS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- BARBER’S ITCH AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BARBER’S ITCH
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- HOME REMEDIES FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- YOGA FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF BARBER’S ITCH
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- Swellings
- Crusting
- Itching
- Boils
- Pus filled blisters
- Reddish rashes
CAUSES OF BARBER’S ITCH
- Barber’s itch 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 OF BARBER’S ITCH
Bacterial or fungal infections spread through the wounds in the face during unhygienic shavings.
DIAGNOSIS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- Potassium hydroxide wet mount
- Bacterial culturing
TREATMENTS FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- Oral antifungal medicines
- Antibiotics
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- Local application of antifungal creams
PROGNOSIS OF BARBER’S ITCH
Barber’s itch is curable
COMPLICATIONS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- The deeper infection leads folliculitis
- Destruction of the hair follicle leads to permanent hair loss.
- Furunculosis
- Scarring
BARBER’S ITCH AND AYURVEDA
- In ayurveda skin diseases are included under the heading of kushta roga
- Fungal infections are particularly similar to dadru kushta.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BARBER’S ITCH
- 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
- Discolouration 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 AND SYMPTOMS OF BARBER’S ITCH
- Patches are copper-red colour
- Spreads quickly by manifesting skin eruptions
- Patches are characterised 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 FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- Vamana – emesis
- Virechana – purgation
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BARBER’S ITCH
Internal administration
- Manjishtadi kashayam
- Manjishtadi arkam
- Patoladi kashayam
- Panchatikta guggulu ghrita
HOME REMEDIES FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- Warm compressors help to reduce swelling
- Application of aloe Vera gel
- Washing with water boiled with neem leaves and turmeric
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- Avoid food items which 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 FOR BARBER’S ITCH
- 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 OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF BARBER’S ITCH
- Ayurvedic Methods of Diagnosis and Management of Dadru Kushta W.S.R. to Fungal Infection
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