ACNE- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

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
  • Arrossamento
  • Tenerezza

CAUSES OF ACNE

  • Hormone changes
  • Infezioni
  • Dieta
  • 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

  • Antibiotici
  • Topical medications
  • Trattamento della patologia di base

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

Amministrazione interna

 

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

 

Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.