Skin is the largest organ of the body constituting about 16% of our total body weight. It is a reflection of our internal health. When toxins accumulate in our body, it shows indication on the skin, highlighting the importance to promptly address the underlying issue to attain optimum wellness.
Ayurveda categorizes all Skin diseases under ‘Kushta Roga’. In Ayurveda, Kushta Roga can be considered as ‘any disfigurement of the skin’. The disfigurement of skin can be presented as any discoloration on skin, a change from the normal complexion, texture, or tactile perception of skin. It also includes acnes, itching and burning sensations of skin, pain, papules with or without fluid discharge, etc.
Ayurveda explains the manifestation of various skin diseases depending on the degree of involvement of the three doshas – Vatha, Pitha and Kapha and their effect on the skin, blood, muscles, and the lymphatic system.
Ayurvedic science describes various factors that leads to manifestation of skin diseases, some of the common causes are - Exposure to sudden change in temperature (sudden interchange of Hot and cold), Sudden interchange in consuming very nourishing foods to depleting foods, Intake of mutually incompatible foods such as fishes/seafood with milk, regular intake of Yogurt, milk, fish, black gram, honey, Radish etc., Eating when the previous food is not completely digested, Excessive intake of unctuous and heavy foods, Stress.
These factors lead to simultaneous aggravation of three doshas associated with weakness of the skin and gradually getting manifested as skin diseases.
Managing skin related can be done mainly by changing dietary habits, some herbal remedies aiding skin care, Panchakarma procedures and stress relieving techniques.
We at Nattika Resort, asses your health condition and schedule treatment procedures, Diet recommendations and other topical herbal applications to alleviate the skin problems. Eating a balanced diet based on your dosha type, Panchakarma procedures (the five Body purification procedures) – especially Vamana (emesis/ induced vomiting), Virechana (purgation) and Rakthamoksha (bloodletting – letting out of impure blood and toxins out of the body), Stress relieving methods like Yoga and Meditation can help in calming the body, mind and soul and regain the skin health.
Just as a tender plant is easy to cut down with a little effort, rather than cutting down a huge tree with great effort. One must not neglect the skin diseases at an early stage assuming it to be curable and seek the appropriate management at the earliest for attaining happiness for a long time.
