KAA 208 - Management of Skin, Special Senses and Mental Disorders Flashcards
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Acne is known in Ayurveda as
Mukhadūṣikā or Yauvana Piṭaka
Acne vulgaris affects what areas of the skin?
face, upper chest, back
The acne are compared with
sprout on the bark of ‘Śālmali ‘ tree
Red or pink patches, visible broken blood vessels, small red bumps, red cysts, etc. on the face and pink
or irritated eyes are classical signs of
rosacea
Eczema is most closely correlated with
pama and vicarcika
PLAQUE, GUTTATE, PUSTULAR are all types of
psoriasis
Blisters and change of skin color in herpes is caused by
Vitiation of pitta humor
The formulations used for lepa (paste) in visarpa with kapha association
Varanadi
If Timira (initial stage of cataract) is not treated on time, it may advance to
Kāca and then Liṅganāśa
Macular degeneration is
Slowly destroys sharp, central vision
The color of stye according to Ayurveda is
coppery
Dīpaśikhotbhava maṣī
A special preparation for treating stye
Meniere’s Disease affects
inner ear
The subdoṣa of Vāta associated with anxiety is
prana
three factors that also form the pillars of the entire universe.
Sattva, Ātma, Śarīra
The branch which we describe today as “Psychiatry’ was termed as
Bhūta Vidya
Mukhadūṣikā is more common in which gender?
women
Treatment of rosacea is similar to what other treatment?
acne
Sunlight can significantly relieve most symptoms of
psoriasis
Pitta visarpa hara cikitsā is beneficial in
Karṇa pāka
The age group most prone to get Mukhadūṣikā are
adolescents
The word ‘eczema’ comes from Greek word meaning
to boil over
most common type of eczem
atopic dermatitis
how many types of Liṅganāśa is/are asādhya ?
5
