GUTTATE PSORIASIS – Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Guttate psoriasis is a type of psoriasis in which small droplet-shaped red scaly lesions are formed in the skin.

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

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Small red droplet shaped rashes
  • Peeling of skin
  • Dry skin
  • Most commonly occur in scalp, trunk, arms and legs

CAUSES OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Autoimmune disease
  • Other Skin diseases
  • Certain medications
  • Dry skin
  • Emotional stress
  • Genetic predisposition

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

The pathophysiology of guttate psoriasis is not completely elucidated. It is triggered by the above-mentioned factors. The immune response after skin infection is considered as the pathogenesis of guttate psoriasis. 

DIAGNOSIS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  1. EXAMINATIONS
  • Inspection of the skin lesions
  1. INVESTIGATIONS
  • Laboratory tests – to detect the antibodies produced by the immune system
  • Skin biopsy

TREATMENTS FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Corticosteroids, either in pill or topical form
  • Immunosuppressants
  • Treatment for dandruff
  • Symptomatic treatments are more effective

PROGNOSIS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Prognosis is based on the stage of psoriasis, duration and condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Skin infections
  • Depresión
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Padece diabetes.

GUTTATE PSORIASIS AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, guttate psoriasis is falling under ‘eka kushta’ and ‘kitibha kushta’.
  • According to Ayurveda, twakrogas are known by the general term Kushta. ekakushta and kitibha are the types of Kshudra Kushta. General medicines used for the treatment of skin diseases (kushta) are effective in guttate psoriasis.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Excess consumption of unctuous food
  • Vitiation of dosha and dhatus

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Reddish scaly skin lesions

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

In the pathogenesis of ekakushta, tridoṣas (vāta, pitta and kapha) are involved with the predominance of vata y kapha.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Ruksha twak – dry skin
  • Kandu - picor
  • Parusha – hard
  • Matsya sakala sannibha – scaly lesions

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Sadhya – curable

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

Ayurvedic local treatment for guttate psoriasis 

  • Dhatryadi lepa

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Navayasa rasayana lehya
  • Patolamooladi kashaya
  • Punarnavasava
  • Punarnavadi kashaya
  • Arogyavardhini Rasa
  • Gandhaka Rasāyana
  • Panchatikta ghrita
  • Patolakaturohinyadi kashaya

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Vamana- emesis
  • Virechana - purgación

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

Administración interna

HOME REMEDIES FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Intake of Indian gooseberry – cools the body

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consumir alimentos de fácil digestión
  • Avoid exposure to dust, smoke, irritants

YOGA FOR GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from irritations related to guttate psoriasis 

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

 

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS 

  1. A clinical study of some Ayurvedic compound drugs in the assessment quality of life of patients with Eka Kushtha (psoriasis)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326877/

2.     Ayurvedic Management of Kitibha Kushta w.r.t. Guttate Psoriasis- A Single Case Study

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343022095_Ayurvedic_Management_of_Kitibha_Kushta_wrt_Guttate_Psoriasis-_A_Single_Case_Study