Is Psoriasis like skin disease a Curse OR self-carelessness- An experimental review..

It has ever been heard that Psoriasis, leprosy, leucoderma, eczema, lichen planus, etc. like severe skin diseases are noncurable diseases. Among the above now leprosy is hundred percent under control but other disease is now left untreated or somehow managed but not cured. The majority of people told that the aforesaid diseases have a genetic impact and sometimes it will suppress in one generation and other time it may dominantly come but being in research and drug testing field since past 24 years, I have some different opinion that might seem very odd but it is true as I have seen many patients personally those are suffering from such terrible complaints and seeking help to make them relax anyhow. Even it has been seen that the patient feeling embarrassment and discomfort among others in public societies. The patients are ready to expend a lot of money and sometimes they may fall in the wrong direction and lost their hard-earned money to cure these ailments. Good Dermatologists and other Physicians taking very much effort to make satisfied their patients at the same time some of them may cheat to the patient knowing the fact that the steroid medication may relax for time being but not cure this. They know well that the treating patient without finding the root cause of diseases, it is very difficult to manage this diseases.  

It has been told by many researchers that Psoriasis-like disease is an autoimmune condition that exhibits itself on the skin. But actually, it is a condition that affects the whole system of the body. Management of such diseases is not very easy  Modern science quickly takes the resort of steroids and this could worsen the condition as the disease which is on the skin gets into the deeper tissues because it is being suppressed.  

Though the Psoriasis, Lichen planus and leucoderma, or Vitiligo are non - communicable, non-infectious skin diseases but if it is left untreated, it may cause severe problems to the vital organs like heart, liver, kidney, etc. of the patients. 

It is true that environmental and immunological factors also, play a key role in spreading such diseases but in fact, it is not a hundred percent sufficient reason. In my experience, I have personally observed that the affected person has no parental history, and neither it was by birth but in adolescence age or after becoming adult, these diseases started with very pinhead spot like areas and gradually converted into patches or spots. This is the actual time of real treatment if the treatment gets started properly that may be fully treated but the problem in our society is the people habitually waiting for attending the peak and there the condition becomes worst and after that, the treatment will help to manage the disease but not cure.

As we know that the aforesaid diseases are not diseases but are disorders that are directly related to our metabolic system.

In Ayurveda, it is well said the maintenance of Tridosha (Vata. Kapha, and Pitta) is sufficient to get Satayu (100-year life). But who is bother of the maintaining these tridosha and it triggers because of uneven and unhealthy food habits, consumption of foodstuffs in the wrong combination (eg. dairy products with fish or chicken), too much intake of yogurt, black gram, seafood, sour or salted foodstuff, etc. can trigger the psoriasis-like life-threatening disorder.  Other catalysts that cause psoriasis include stress, alcohol, and tobacco consumption.

In my overall experiences, I have seen the person who has continuous constipation and poor digestion, non-punctual and regular in their routine work, un-time, unlimited food that also for their tongue taste not for health, not cleaning skin well, not cutting nails regularly and very careless to maintain their physical neat-ness of the body are in the risk to develop such skin complaints sooner or later. Poor digestion leads to develop more toxicity in the body and sooner it stops or slows the functional activities of the vital organs. As the body is detoxifying, then toxic material where should go? Is it not an important point to know? Yes! it will first attack over our immune system and when it gets disturbs and the deposition of toxic substances enhances in the body it may start to disturb at cellular levels then, it may burst out either in the form of skin complaints or intestinal ulcer, internal wounds or piles due to continuous constipation. Sometimes, it may turn into malignancy in various parts of the body.

I have seen many patients crying even they were admitted to the hospital but given medicines are not able to control the itching caused due to Psoriasis. Lichen planus, dry eczema, etc. Do We Know, the itching is the main cause to spread such disease faster because maximum patients observed to itching with their finger and nails and making new wounds in the affected skin area even many times oozing blood also seen from the wounds. The new wounds developed in the sensitive part of the skin will not cure fast and it becomes more sensitive. If the itching is managed, 50 % problem will be solved; the speed of the spreading spot will be slowed.     

Although the root cause of the disease is yet to be identified.  As per Ayurvedic principles, Vata, pitta, and Kapha are the three fundamental energies that uphold the balance of our body equilibrium. Strong genetic predisposition, sun deprivation, and intense streptococcal infection on the upper respiratory tract can also badly aggravate skin diseases. As per Ayurveda, these conditions are strong enough to create several visible pathological changes that take place are mainly due to the accumulation of dooshi-vishas or low potency poisons.

Psoriasis like skin complaints can be effectively treated through Panchakarma therapies, which include Ayurvedic treatment methods for the complete detoxification of the body, and successful elimination of harmful toxins from the body fluids.  

A few health tips to avoid spreading such diseases :

1. Maintain safer distance from the possible variables that cause or aggravate skin diseases
2. Practice yoga regularly. Yoga can lessen the intensity of this condition.
3. Avoid pricking, peeling, or scratching your skin.
4. Make sure to pat your skin dry after washing, and avoid rubbing vigorously with a towel or any rough cloth.
5. Avoid artificial cleansers and use gram flour (besan flour) instead.
6. Use cotton clothes.
7. Avoid cold water bath or immediate cleaning upright after heavy work-out, long walks, or travel.
8. Avoid foodstuffs that can cause indigestion.
9. Avoid excessive salty and acidic foodstuffs, radish, urad dal, sesame, jaggery (gur), curds, fish, and other sour foodstuffs that can trigger psoriasis-like diseases.

Dear friends, I have discussed in this article the reasons for many skin complaints that in Ayurveda either called "Twakroga" or "Kushtha". In my coming blog, I will bring ideas on how to manage this disease at home without spending more money

Thank you...