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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 100-102 |
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A review on management of warts in Ayurveda
UR Sekhar Namburi1, Omprakash2, G Babu3
1 Research Officer (Ay), Ayurveda Mental Health Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
2 Assistant Director(Ay)National Research Institute of Ayurveda Siddha Human Resource Development Gwalior, Aamkho, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
3 Assistant Director(Ay) NARIVBD, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
U R Sekhar Namburi
Research Officer (Ay), Ayurveda Mental Health Research Institute, NIT, Complex, Near Gharkul Parisar Nandanvan, Nagpur, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-8520.85739
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Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the common causes for the warts and most people will experience with this infection at some point in their life. In Ayurveda, warts can be compared with Charmakeela. The diagnosis is based on clinical examination and usually straight forward by visual inspection. The treatment of warts has to be done with endurance and careful selection of procedure according to the type and site of the disease; otherwise, it may lead to cosmetic derangement or recurrence of the ailment. Indications for treatment include pain, interference with function, cosmetic embarrassment, and risk of malignancy. Regarding the management of this disease, different types of treatment procedures are explained in contemporary science. In Ayurveda also, various treatment principles explained like administration of drugs internally, external application of drugs and parasurgical procedures [i.e. Raktamokshana (blood letting), Ksharakarma (chemical cauterization) and Agnikarma (thermal cauterization)]. These indigenous treatment methods are minimal invasive procedures which do not cause the scar formation, no recurrence and found to be more beneficial in the treatment of warts. |
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