@article{Sunita Saini_Rohini Jat_Rahul Kothiyal_B.K. Sevatkar_2022, place={India.}, title={Evaluation of Etiopathlogical Study of Kustha w.s.r. to Sidhma Kustha - A Review}, volume={9}, url={https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/1043}, DOI={10.47070/ayushdhara.v9iSuppl2.1043}, abstractNote={<p>Skin the outer covering of the body and is the largest part of the body. The skin acts as anatomical barrier from physical, chemical and biological external agent. Due to change in environment, change in lifestyle like change in working schedule increasing work stress which directly affects health so many related factors responsible for skin diseases which is widely include in the heading of “<em>Kushta</em>”. <em>Sidhma kushta</em> is one of the <em>Kushta</em> from <em>Mahakushta</em> characterized by <em>Alabupushpa</em> <em>varna</em> on <em>Urapradesh </em>(chest region), dust like powder on rubbing. By <em>Nidana</em> <em>Doshas</em> get aggravated and they get localised in the superficial layer of skin i.e., <em>Avabhasini</em>. Aggravated <em>Kapha</em> increases the <em>Kleda</em> to produce <em>Swedaavaran</em> and also provide suitable environment for the development of <em>Krimi</em> in it (which is similar to that of pathology of <em>Tinea versicolor</em>). <em>Tinea versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor</em>) is superficial cutaneous fungal skin infection caused by fungus (Malassezia furfur). <em>Raja Prapti</em> is due to <em>Vata</em> diseases. In brief <em>Vata, Kapha, Twak</em> and <em>Raktha</em> involve in the pathogenesis of <em>Sidhma</em> <em>Kushta</em>.</p>}, number={Suppl2}, journal={AYUSHDHARA}, author={Sunita Saini and Rohini Jat and Rahul Kothiyal and B.K. Sevatkar}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={41-44} }