Urticaria is the skin rash caused by a reaction to a certain food, medicine, chemicals or other irritants. It is also known as hives.

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

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF URTICARIA

Kaşıntı
Kızarıklık
Swelling (wheals)
Most commonly occur in extremities and face

CAUSES OF URTICARIA

Allergy to certain food items like egg, shellfish, wheat products, peanut
Certain medications
Chemicals
Irritants
Stres
Scratching
Exposure to sunlight
Pollens
Insect bite
Increased body temperature

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF URTICARIA

In urticaria high levels of histamine and other chemical messengers to be released in the skin when exposing to the causative factors. These substances cause the blood vessels in the affected area of skin to open up and become leaky leads to redness and swelling.

DIAGNOSIS OF URTICARIA

· Proper history taking

· Physical examinations

· ESR count

· Liver function test

· Thyroid function test

· Other blood investigations to find out underlying pathology

TREATMENTS OF URTICARIA

· Anti-inflammatory drugs

· Antihistamines

· Anti-itch medications

PROGNOSIS OF URTICARIA

Acute urticaria is typically self-limited and resolves with proper avoidance of triggers.

COMPLICATIONS OF URTICARIA

Angioedema
Affects the person’s quality of life

URTICARIA AND AYURVEDA

In Ayurveda, treatment of urticaria is based on ‘Udarda chikilsa’.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF URTICARIA

Virudhahara – unwholesome diet
Excess vitiation of dosha
Doğal dürtülerin bastırılması
Sindirim bozukluğu - Agni mandyam

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF URTICARIA

Skin rashes

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF URTICARIA

Due to the causative factors, doshas become vitiated with the predominance of kapha dosha, resides in the skin and finally udarda is manifested.

LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF URTICARIA

Skin itching – kandu
Swelling – sopha
Redness – raga

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF URTICARIA

Semptomlar uygun ayurvedik tedavi ile yönetilebilir

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR URTICARIA

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR URTICARIA

Haridrakhanta
Patolakaturohinyadi kashaya
Nimbamrita asavam
Tribhuvana keerthi rasa

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR URTICARIA

Ayurvedic medicines for internal administration for urticaria

Haridrakhanta
Patolakaturohinyadi kashaya
Amritarajanyadi Kashayam
Arogyavardhini Ras
Nimbamrita asavam
Tribhuvana keerthi rasa

HOME REMEDIES FOR URTICARIA

Cold application
Bath with anti-itch solutions

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR URTICARIA

Sindirimi zor, soğuk ve kuru yiyecekler gibi dosha dengesizliği yaratan yiyeceklerden kaçının. Çünkü dosha dengesizliği semptomları ağırlaştırır.
Consume easily digestible food items, gruels.
Avoid irritants
Avoid wheat products, shellfish etc

YOGA FOR URTICARIA

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and effective in stress-induced urticaria

Hastanın meditatif bir duruşta oturması, başının ve omurgasının dik, vücudunun rahat olması gerekir. Hasta bir burun deliğini (örneğin sağ elini kullanıyorsa sol burun deliğini veya tam tersi) başparmağıyla kapatmalı ve diğer burun deliğinden tamamen nefes vermelidir. Yine, diğer burun deliği başparmakla hala kapalıyken diğer burun deliğinden derin nefes alması gerekecektir.