In Ayurveda, Leucoderma is known as ‘shivitr’ or kilaas’ – Appearance of patches on skin with white or red coloration without any kind of swelling, fermentation...

Leucoderma is a skin disease also known as white patch (the development of circumscribed depigmentred patches). There is complete loss of melancytes from the affected patch. There may be positive family history of the disorder in those generalized leucoderma and this type is associated with auto-immune diseases such as diabetes and thyroid.

'Leuco' means 'white' and 'derma' means 'skin', thus leucoderma means abnormal whiteness of the skin. This disease is usually very difficult to treat. If the patient and the physician treat this disease for a long time with patience, it is possible to cure it. During the treatment very small blackish spots appear in the white patches. These spots keep spreading and the skin gradually becomes normal. The abnormal whiteness disappears. In this way, the disease is cured. It is not an infectious disease. Only the skin becomes white.

In terms of Ayurveda:

According to Ayurveda this disease is known as 'shivitr' or 'kilaas' – the appearance of a patche on skin with white or red coloration without any kind of swelling, fermentation, and pus formation in it. The patch of de-pigmentation of the skin is generally surrounded with normal skin. The patch might spread extensively covering the entire skin surface.Pitta is the dosha, which is responsible for occurrence of this disease. When it is increased beyond the norm it affects rakt dhatu (blood ), maas dhatu (flesh), maid dhatu (fat).

Causes of Leucoderma(Vitiligo)

Why do white patches appear? So far it has not been possible to find out what causes this problem. However, there are certain things which affect the human body and can cause white patches in the skin, which spread rapidly.

(1) When the quantity of melanin in the blood is reduced, the skin becomes white,
(2) chronic constipation,
(3) malfunctioning of the liver, jaundice,
(4) ailments of the stomach, (5) worms,
(6) diseases like typhoid which affect the stomach and intestines,
(7) chronic diarrhoea,
(8) irregular food habits, indigestion,
(9) insufficient sweating,
(10) heredity,
(11) excessive mental tension or worries,
(12) syphilis,
(13) tubercular constitution,
(14) hurt, burn,
(15) wearing clothes tight at the waist,
(16) problems of the ear, teeth and throat,
(17) meat-eating.

Leucoderma (Vitiligo) Cure At Atharva:

Dr.Gaurang Joshi a well known Ayurveda Skin Specialist At Athrava has Devloped a Unique Research Based Ayurveda Treatment for Leucoderma and established almost 100% cure rates in Leucoderma.
Its include two way tretament,

1.External application- which include

• Vitiligo Oil
• Vitiligo Cream

2.Internal Medicine-

It will be in the form of Powder and Tablets,it will be effective source to Restart the internal Repigmentation.

The Duration of the Treatment will depends up on the White Patches and other Clinical History.

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