A study to evaluate the effect of rasanjanadi lepa in management of dadru w.s.r. to tinea in children

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Ayurveda is the world's oldest holistic healing system for our whole body. It has been developed more than 5,000 years ago in India. Ayurveda believes that the health of a human being depends on the balance between the mind, body, and soul. The main aim of Ayurveda is to maintain the good health of a person, not only the cure the disease. Skin is the outer most covering of over body. The person who suffers from skin disease leads to experience physical and also emotional embarrassment in society. All the skin diseases in Ayurveda have been classified under the heading of Kustha Rogas , Kustha Rogas are divided into two parts that are Khsudra Kustha and Mahakustha (1) . Dadru is a type of skin disease, which comes under the heading of Khsudra Kustha by Acharya Charak (2) and the Mahakustha by AcharyaSushruta (3) and Vagbhata (4) . The clinical features of Dadru are Kandu , Deergapratana, Utsanna , Mandala, Raaga, and Pidika which is a Tridoshaja Vyadi, but Kapha and Pitta Dosha are predominant in Dadru and Rasa, Rakta,Mamsa , and Ambu are the main Dusya . Clinically the symptoms of Dadru are close to the symptoms of Tinea infections. Here in this article, we are going to discuss the efficacy of RasanjanadiLepa in children by its external application. RasanjanadiLepa is mentioned in Charak Samhita, Sutra Sthana for Kustha Roga management (5) Keywords: Ayurveda, Dadru, Kustha, Rasanjanadi Lepa, Tinea INTRODUCTION Skin is the largest outer covering of the body