ETIOPATHOLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT OF VIRUDDHA AHARA IN SKIN DISEASES W.S.R. TO SHWITRA AND PSORIASIS

Abstract

Ayurveda places a significant emphasis on the issue of Viruddha Ahara that is related with the incompatible food as per the modern science. The Viruddha Ahara or incompatible diet can trigger various diseases including skin ailments like leucoderma, eruptions, Shwitra and psoriasis, etc. The improperly combined and processed foods can lead health consequences including skin problems, similarly wrong timing of meal and food ingested during the wrong season may also impart health problems. The incompatible foods are likened to a poisonous influence; that brings imbalance of Doshas and affects quality of Dhatus thus contributing to a spectrum of diseases, prominently skin ailments. Viruddha Ahara causes inflammation associated with skin problem at the molecular level. The severity of skin ailments also triggers by incompatible diet. The prevention and treatment of skin disease must involve consideration of dietary regimen. Present article highlighted etiopathological involvement of Viruddha Ahara in skin diseases W.S.R. to Shwitra and Psoriasis.

Key-Words: Ayurveda, Viruddha Ahara, Shwitra, Skin, Psoriasis