A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Gunja Taila in the Management of Darunaka w.s.r to Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Ayurveda is the most ancient among the holistic health science of life, health and care donated to humanity by the perfect Indian heritage. Dandruff is an irritative skin disease that mainly affects the scalp, affecting almost half of the population at the pre-pubertal age and of any gender and ethnicity but is rare and mild in children. It occurs in both sexes and persons of all races and characterized by flakes, itching, dryness and hairfall. In Ayurveda, it comes under kshudrarogas caused by vitiated vata and kapha dosha. Globally, it has a high prevalence rate and frequent relapses. In Ayurveda, Darunaka can be correlated with Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis. It is a disease concerned to scalp and hair root causing hair loss. So, this clinical study is planned to evaluate the efficacy of classical yoga for the management of Darunaka which is– Gunja taila. Material and Methods: The study was prospective, open label and interventional and conducted in 30 clinically diagnosed patients with classical sign and symptoms of Darunaka.The study was conducted on 30 clinically diagnosed patients of Darunaka and given Gunja taila (ext. application as shiroabhyanga) 10-15 ml for 30 days. Result: The observations and results concluded that drug i.e Gunja taila showed effective and highly significant results in signs and symptoms of Darunaka i.e (p<0.0001).
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Chetan Singh, SurendraKumar Sharma, Sisirkumar Mandal
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