Vitiligo - How Ayurveda Can Tackle It?

Vitiligo or Leucoderma is a genetic disorder triggered due to mental stress and constipation. Leucoderma or vitiligo is called Shivitra kushta according to Ayurveda and is caused due to a defect in brajak pitta. Brajak pitta is color forming agent in body and defect in the formation of brajak pitta causes vitiligo. There are many causes, which can trigger vitiligo other than stress and genetics.

There are certain food combinations like taking milk and sour fruits together can trigger vitiligo. Also, using excessive salty food and meat products with milk can trigger disease. Deficiency of copper and vitamin B12 can trigger this disease. So treatment of vitiligo is done taking into account many factors.

Toxins produce in the body are neutralized using herbal medicines, which helps in stopping the spread of disease. External herbal application containing Wrightia Tinctoria help in repigmentation on white skin. According to modern science steroids are used in pulse therapy where steroids are used 2 times a week.

This also prevents the disease from spreading. In some severe cases, integration of allopathic and Ayurveda is key to success.

There are few important points which vitiligo patients should always take into account, such as:

1. When disease is spreading sitting in sun for a prolonged period can trigger the spread.
2. Using Brinjal and raw tomatoes and excess of vitamin C is not good.
3. Irregular lifestyle is a trigger along with alcohol.