TINEA CAPITIS- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

 Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection. It manifests in the skin, scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes etc.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • CAUSES OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • DIAGNOSIS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • TREATMENTS FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • PROGNOSIS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • COMPLICATIONS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • TINEA CAPITIS AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF TINEA CAPITIS
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • YOGA FOR TINEA CAPITIS
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF TINEA CAPITIS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TINEA CAPITIS

  • Swellings
  • Crusting
  • Itching
  • Hair loss
  • Alopecia
  • Scaling

CAUSES OF TINEA CAPITIS

  • Tinea capitis is caused by dermatophytic fungi
  • soudanese
  • T. schoenleinii
  • T. rubrum
  • M. audouinii.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TINEA CAPITIS

Fungal infections spread through the wounds in the skin, scalp. The infection is spread from one person to another through infected towels comb etc.

DIAGNOSIS OF TINEA CAPITIS

  • Wood lamp examination
  • Dermoscopy
  • Trichoscopy
  • Fungal culture
  • Scalp biopsy

TREATMENTS FOR TINEA CAPITIS

  • Oral antifungal medicines
  • Anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Local application of antifungal creams

PROGNOSIS OF TINEA CAPITIS

Tinea capitis is curable

COMPLICATIONS OF TINEA CAPITIS

  • A deeper infection leads to folliculitis
  • Destruction of the hair follicle leads to permanent hair loss.
  • Secondary bacterial infections
  • Erythema nodosum

TINEA CAPITIS 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 TINEA CAPITIS

  • 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 TINEA CAPITIS

  • Excessive perspiration
  • Discolouration and appearance of rashes in the skin
  • Itching

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF TINEA CAPITIS

  • 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 TINEA CAPITIS

  • Spreads quickly by manifesting skin eruptions
  • Patches are characterized by itching
  • Circular eruptions

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF TINEA CAPITIS

  • Sadhya – curable

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS

Ayurvedic local treatment for TINEA CAPITIS

  • Local application of tuthadi malahara , jatyadi ghrita
  • Washing with tutha drava

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR TINEA CAPITIS

  • Vamana – emesis
  • Virechana – purgation

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR TINEA CAPITIS

Interne Anwendung:

External Administration

HOME REMEDIES FOR TINEA CAPITIS

  • Warm compressors help to reduce swelling
  • Application of aloe Vera gel
  • Washing with water boiled with neem leaves and turmeric

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR TINEA CAPITIS

  • Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
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  • Turmeric included in the diet.

YOGA FOR TINEA CAPITIS

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Stress can exhaust your immune system, making you more vulnerable to contracting a fungal infection like tinea capitis , This pranayama calms the mind

Der Patient muss in einer meditativen Haltung mit aufrechtem Kopf und aufrechter Wirbelsäule sitzen, wobei der Körper entspannt ist. Der Patient muss ein Nasenloch (z. B. das linke Nasenloch, wenn er die rechte Hand benutzt und umgekehrt) mit dem Daumen verschließen und durch das andere Nasenloch vollständig ausatmen. Wiederum muss er durch das andere Nasenloch tief einatmen, während das gegenüberliegende Nasenloch noch mit dem Daumen verschlossen ist.

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF TINEA CAPITIS

  1. Ayurvedic Methods of Diagnosis and Management of Dadru Kushta W.S.R. to Fungal Infection

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