TO STUDY THE EFFICACY OF “NAVKASHAYA” IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DADRU.

Dadru is one of the most common variety of Kushtha it affects the population of all age group and stands as a challenge to different medical systems in spite of many advances.  Dadru is described in Kshudra kushtha by acharya Charak and in Mahakushtha by Acharya Sushruta. Dadru is a Kapha- Pitta Pradhan Vyadhi. The predominant symptoms of dadru are Kandu, daha, Pidaka and Utsanna Mandala. The management of Dadru includes Shamana and Shodhana chikitsa Navkashaya shown significant result in present study as shaman chikitsa. Present study was conducted on 30 diagnosed patients of Dadru in whom Navkashaya was given. The ingredients of which are the drugs possessing kleda Shodhana, krumighna, raktaprasadan and Kustaghna properties. The results revealed significant effect of Navkashaya in various subjective parameters like Kandu, Daha, Araktavarnata, pidaka and number of Mandala. The effect of the drug also continued during follow up period of 28 days which suggested the sustained effect of the combination.