@article{Biyani Yogini_Morade Swati_Kapse Ganesh_Varade Shilpa_2020, place={India.}, title={STUDY OF TWACHA SHARIR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHARAKOKTA CHATURTHA STHARIYA (FOURTH LAYER) DADRU VYADHI }, volume={6}, url={https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/490}, abstractNote={<p><em>Twacha</em> (skin) is one of the important <em>Dnyanendriya </em>(sense organ) which covers all other <em>Indriyas</em> and whole body. There are many doubts and unknown things regarding <em>Ayurvedokta</em> <em>Twacha</em>. <em>Charaka</em> has described six layers and the corresponding diseases of that layer of the <em>Twacha</em>. Out of these, the fourth layer is the seat of manifestation of <em>Dadru</em> <em>Vyadhi</em>. Also signs and symptoms of <em>Dadru</em> shows similarities with the signs and symptoms of tinea infection according to modern science. Hence to simplify above described terminologies regarding <em>Twacha</em> present study was carried out.</p> <p>30 patients having signs and symptoms of <em>Dadru</em> were selected to rule out whether there is any extent of <em>Dadru</em> <em>Vyadhi</em> other than fourth layer with the help of skin biopsy. Also to establish relation between <em>Dadru</em> and likewise disease tinea infection of fourth layer i.e. stratum and to study anatomico-physiological changes in skin layers in <em>Dadru</em> <em>Vyadhi</em> with the help of histopathological study. From the present work done it was observed that the anatomico-physiological changes were found upto the fourth layer of skin which <em>Charaka </em>has already stated. Most of the signs and symptoms of <em>Dadru</em> patients found similar to tinea corporis infection which demonstrate the relation between <em>Dadru</em> and tinea infection.</p>}, number={5}, journal={AYUSHDHARA}, author={Biyani Yogini and Morade Swati and Kapse Ganesh and Varade Shilpa}, year={2020}, month={Jan.}, pages={2386-2392} }