Clinical Study on the Effect of Moolakaavalguja Beeja Lepa in Switra

Abstract

The color of the skin plays very important role in the society especially in India. Switra is a hypopigmentary disorder of skin. Based on the symptoms, Switra can be correlated to Vitiligo of modern science. This Vitiligo affects the estimated 1% of world's population. In the present study 22 cases of Switra were sampled in to 2 groups with 11 patients in each group. The first group of patients received Sramsana therapy followed by internal medicine and lepa. Patients of second group received only lepa. In first group moderate improvement was seen in 72.73 % patients and mild improvement seen in 22.27 % patients. In test group marked improvement was seen in 18.18 % patients whereas marked improvement was observed in 63.64 % patients and mild improvement in 18.18 % patients. When the results of the two groups were compared with unpaired't' test statistically non-significant was obtained which proves the application of lepa alone can produce repigmentation in the mandalas by decreasing their number and size.