@article{wagh_2019, title={Role of Virechan & Shaman Chikitsa in the management of Eka Kushtha with special reference to Plaque Psoriasis – a Case Study}, volume={3}, url={https://ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/228}, abstractNote={<p>Among the various skin disorders Psoriasis has prime importance & has raised challenges for medical fraternity. Psoriasis is a multifactorial, Autoimmune, chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease affecting 1-2% of general population. Effective therapeutic agents (e.g. - PUVA) for the treatment of Psoriasis in contemporary medicine may have long-term toxic side effects like Melanoma (Skin CA), Nausea, Hepatotoxicity, etc. which makes Ayurvedic medications a good choice because it overcomes the said limitations. Psoriasis is commonly correlated with Ekakushtha which is one among the Kshudra Kushtha having Vata-Kaphaj predominance. According to, Ayurvedic management of <em>Kushtha</em> prime importance is given to repeated “<em>Shodhan</em>” procedure. Hence present study highlights, case study of <em>Eka-Kushtha </em>treated with combined shaman & <em>Shodhan Chikitsa</em> i.e. <em>Virechan</em>. Here an effort was made to treat a 20 years old male patient having classical signs & symptoms of Eka-Kushtha since 1 year. As the principle of treatment of all types of <em>Kushtha</em> is Shodhan along with shaman drugs. In this study initially Shaman Chikitsa is given followed by <em>Shodhan</em> i.e. <em>Virechan</em>.</p>}, number={03}, journal={Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine}, author={wagh, Akshaya Sitaram}, year={2019}, month={Jul.} }