Vitiligo: Ayurvedic Treatment, Causes & Natural Remedies

Causes: It arises from the aggravation of Vayu, Pitta,Kapha, blood, muscle, and fat. Vayu forms are easi-est to heal, becoming increasingly more difficult to subdue, with fat as the most difficult to heal. Gener- ally it is caused by excesses of all three dosshas, but sometimes it is caused by one or two dosshas.

Dosha Involvement: Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Ayurvedic Therapies: First oleation, then elimination therapies (depending on one s strength) are suggested. After-wards, bakuchi, manjissh ha, neem , turmeric, amalaki, 484makoy, khadir, bilwa bark, and chakramarda are taken with cane sugar. Following this, persons sun bathe to cause purgation. This will cause thirst, for that thin gruel (peya) is taken for 3 days. All therapies for skin disorders, are also useful for internal and external Leukoderma disorders (including bakuchi and rock salt for external application). Pustule eruptions: When they occur on the Leukoderma are first punctured to remove the fluids.F

Key Herbs: Turmeric, Neem, Amalaki