CONCEPTUAL AND AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT APPROACH IN YUVANPIDIKA W.S.R. TO ACNE VULGARIS

Acne vulgaris is one of the most prevalent skin disorders found in adolescent age group around the world and manifest itself as comedones (comedonal acne), papulopustular (papulopustular acne) or nodules and cysts (nodulo cystic acne and acne conglobata) pitted depressed or hypertrophic scars may follow all types but especially nodulocystic acne and Acne conglobata. It can be correlated with Yuvanpidika in Ayurveda. It is also called as Tarunyapitika&Mukhdushika. No description of the disease is present in Ayurvedic text CharakSamhita but Acharya Sushrut in SushrutSamhita has described the disease under Ká¹£hudraRoga chapter.In Ayurveda vitiation of Vata, Kapha and Rakta are etiological factor that give rise to Yuvanpidika.And form Shalmali thorns like lesion over face. Although described in short, symptoms resemble very closely with the modern Acne vulgaris description. Regarding the treatment, Abhyanga, Vaman, Nasya, Raktamoká¹£an are indicated for the management of the disease. Various Lepan drugs are also mentioned in different Ayurvedic texts for treatment.