ABSTRACT
Psoriasis is one among the wide-spreading, chronic, frequently recurring diseases of the skin. Its worldprevalence varies between 0.09% and 11.4% in 2013 which reported in 2006 as in between 0.5% and 4.6%.In Ayurveda, the description of Kushta-roga viz. Vata-Kaphaja kushta finds similarity with psoriasis. Thecommon sites of occurrence of psoriasis are scalp, elbow, knee, earlobes and sole which are alsoconsidered as the location of Vata and Kapha.The science of Ayurveda has anecdotal accounts of success in the management of psoriasis in theactual clinical practice even though it lacks the evidence-based medical dermatology research data.It observed that the physicians adopt several treatment protocols for the cure of this disease inclinical practice, which was not rigorously evaluating in research settings. This paper/report is oneof on the ‘Thuvaraka rasayana’ is one such component that could improve treatment outcomes inPsoriasis.A pre and post test case report selected of a 36-year-old lady patient who diagnosed as having stablepsoriasis vulgaris for last seven years. She was administered with internal and external therapies alongwith Shodhana therapies (bio-cleansing procedures) and then followed by intake of Thuvaraka rasayana.The total duration of the treatment was 43 days, and the Study subject assessed before treatment, aftertreatment and on follow-up for improvement using PASI scoring, and histo-pathological study. All thesymptoms observed in the beginning were found considerably reduced, and the severity also found mild.On the follow-up, it concluded that the lesions disappeared completely and the skin set back to itsnormal texture. Even though psoriasis is an autoimmune disease where recurrence rate found moreShodhana therapy and Thuvaraka rasayana have a definite role.© 2018 Transdisciplinary University, Bangalore and World Ayurveda Foundation. Publishing Services byElsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
ABSTRACT
Collagen is the sole most profuse protein in the animal kingdom. It has been subjected to various studies from time immemorial. Its applications are numerous and have been extracted from various sources such as land animals (mainly bovine and porcine) and birds. Although collagen sources are abundant the outbreak of varied diseases among land animals posed a threat to its utilization in our daily life. Thus a probe for an alternative source began which in turn revealed the immense untapped marine source. The present article deals with a brief description of collagen its characteristics,chemistry,common extraction procedure, application in various fields and sources. A lot of studies have been carried out on various land animals, birds and marine organisms and this review sums up the work performed to date in a concise manner.