Visarpa Chikitsa: Difference between revisions

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Various etiological factors of ''visarpa'' are diet, life style, injury, poison, toxin, burn etc. vitiates [[rakta]] as well as [[dosha]] ([[vata]], [[pitta]] and [[kapha]]) and other [[dhatu]] (body elements) leading to fulminant disease requiring urgent medical care.

Seven components are involved in the pathogenesis of ''visarpa'' viz., [[rakta]] (blood), ''lasika'' (lymph), ''tvak'' (skin), [[mamsa dhatu]] (flesh), [[vata]], [[pitta'' and ''kapha''. Same components are associated with ''kushtha'' (various skin disorders) but clinical presentation of both the diseases is different because etiological factors act different. As ''kushtha'' is chronic in nature and ''visarpa'' is acute in nature[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/15,Chakrapani] therefore spreading ''kushtha'' should not be interpreted as ''visarpa''.

Seven components are involved in the pathogenesis of ''visarpa'' viz., [[rakta]] (blood), ''lasika'' (lymph), ''tvak'' (skin), [[mamsa dhatu]] (flesh), [[vata]], [[pitta]]<nowiki/>and [[Kapha dosha|kapha]]. Same components are associated with [[Kushtha Chikitsa|kushtha]] (various skin disorders) but clinical presentation of both the diseases is different because etiological factors act different. As kushtha is chronic in nature and visarpa is acute in nature[Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 21/15,Chakrapani] therefore spreading kushtha should not be interpreted as visarpa.

It is also classified into ''vatika, paittika, slaishmika, agni visarpa, kardam visarpa, granthi visarpa'' and ''sannipatik'' on [[dosha]] basis. ''Bahih-shrita visarpa'' involves exterior part i.e. Skin, flesh, etc. of the body having symptoms like inflammatory oedema, blisters, ulcers, fever, pain etc. and is curable. ''Agni visarpa'' and ''kardam visarpa'' may be cured with appropriate timely management otherwise negligence leads to death of the patient. ''Granthi visarpa'' should be treated before complications otherwise it becomes incurable. ''Sannipatika visarpa'' is a severe manifestation of the disease leading to death.[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/42]

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 Various etiological factors of ''visarpa'' are diet, life style, injury, poison, toxin, burn etc. vitiates [[rakta]] as well as [[dosha]] ([[vata]], [[pitta]] and [[kapha]]) and other [[dhatu]] (body elements) leading to fulminant disease requiring urgent medical care.
-Seven components are involved in the pathogenesis of ''visarpa'' viz., [[rakta]] (blood), ''lasika'' (lymph), ''tvak'' (skin), [[mamsa dhatu]] (flesh), [[vata]], [[pitta'' and ''kapha''. Same components are associated with ''kushtha'' (various skin disorders) but clinical presentation of both the diseases is different because etiological factors act different. As ''kushtha'' is chronic in nature and ''visarpa'' is acute in nature[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/15,Chakrapani] therefore spreading ''kushtha'' should not be interpreted as ''visarpa''.
+Seven components are involved in the pathogenesis of ''visarpa'' viz., [[rakta]] (blood), ''lasika'' (lymph), ''tvak'' (skin), [[mamsa dhatu]] (flesh), [[vata]], [[pitta]]<nowiki/>and [[Kapha dosha|kapha]]. Same components are associated with [[Kushtha Chikitsa|kushtha]] (various skin disorders) but clinical presentation of both the diseases is different because etiological factors act different. As kushtha is chronic in nature and visarpa is acute in nature[Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 21/15,Chakrapani] therefore spreading kushtha should not be interpreted as visarpa.
 It is also classified into ''vatika, paittika, slaishmika, agni visarpa, kardam visarpa, granthi visarpa'' and ''sannipatik'' on [[dosha]] basis. ''Bahih-shrita visarpa'' involves exterior part i.e. Skin, flesh, etc. of the body having symptoms like inflammatory oedema, blisters, ulcers, fever, pain etc. and is curable.  ''Agni visarpa'' and ''kardam visarpa'' may be cured with appropriate timely management otherwise negligence leads to death of the patient. ''Granthi visarpa'' should be treated before complications otherwise it becomes incurable. ''Sannipatika visarpa'' is a severe manifestation of the disease leading to death.[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/42]