SKIN DISEASES:
Ringworm
Itchy pimples appear in rings. It is due to bad blood, and Ayurveda says it is one kind of leprosy. It is not a simple disease, and without proper medical treatment it may spread all over the body.
Treatment:- Rub Dadruhar on the affected places. Give Panchatikta Ghrita Guggulu and Manikya Ras with extract of raw saffron for the blood poisoning.
Leukoderma, Prickly Heat, And Scabies
White, painless, but itching spots on the skin are leukoderma. Prickly heat is mostly a summer complaint. Scabies is itchy skin due to bad blood. Dadruhar is good for leukoderma, and Charma Rogantak for prickly heat and scabies. A clean piece of cloth should be soaked with Charma Rogantak and applied to the affected areas. Saribadi Salsa and Saribadi Bati of course will help much to clear up the blood.
Puberty Boils and Freckles
Puberty boils are pointed elevations, like thorns of the silk cotton plant, on the skin of the face. By pressing them with one’s fingers, a white kernel comes out. Freckles are dark spots on the face arising from anger and physical exertion. Use Charma Rogantak and Sadhana Malam for both.
Chapped and Fissured Skin
In the winter the exposed skin becomes dry and broken. Extended walking bare-footed may cause sores. Mud may also cause sores on the feet, especially between the toes which then itch, burn and exude a watery liquid. For feet sores use Sadhana Malam, and for mud sores, Charma Rogantak or Brihat Marichadi Taila. Clean the affected places with hot water before applying Charma Rogantak or Sadhana Malam.
Eczema
Eczema is a troublesome skin disease usually afflicting the young. At first pimples appear with watery heads. After being scratched, the pimples become fetid and Generally eczema comes discharge a yellow mucus. on the legs.
Baldness And Grey Hair
Treatment:- Maha Bhringaraj Taila. Where sexual debility is the cause, use the spermetic medicine Brihat Chhagaladya Ghrita or Amritapras Ghrita or Sukrasanjiban in addition to rubbing Maha Bhringaraj Taila on the head. Give Saribadi Salsa for blood-poisoning.
Scars and Pockmarks
Brihat Somaraji Taila and Sadhana Malam will cause all such to disappear.
Corns
Corns grow on the toes due to use of hard shoes. Before going to bed, put Charma Rogantak or Sadhana Malam on the toes. Continue for a few days, and the corns will vanish.
Ingrowing Of Nails
The tops of toes and fingers become swollen, and painful, developing pus sores, due to this ingrowing of nails into the flesh. Cut the nails, and put Sadhana Malam or Charma Rogantak on the sores, dressing with clean bandage. This should be done until sores are healed; it will take 8 to 10 days.
Pityriasis and Dandruff
Dead skin on the scalp peels off like fish-scales and is called pityriasis. It may disappear after thorough soaping. Daily use of Maha Bhringaraj Taila prevents it.
Psoriasis
Slight elevations of the skin covered with whitish scales are psoriasis. The scales usually drop off. Rub Marichadi Taila or Sadhana Malam on the elevations, and the skin will be smooth.
Prurigo
Very itchy eruptions on the skin due to toxins in the blood signalize prurigo. Though blood may flow, the itching does not cease. Saribadi Salsa and Saribadi Bati are to be taken, and Charma Rogantak is to be gently rubbed on the eruptions.
Whitlow
Whitlow is a painful inflammation of the fingers. Bandages prepared with Brihat Marichadi Taila or Basarudra Taila should be put on the fingers. Saribadi Bati and Panchatikta Ghrita should be taken.