Ganjoo Nitika
Department of Rachana Sharira, Saraswati Ayurved Hospital and Medical College, Punjab, India.
Ayu. 2017 Jan-Jun;38(1-2):52-56. doi: 10.4103/ayu.AYU_196_17.
Ayurveda has a rich and comprehensive concept of life and health. Callosity is a French word meaning a local thickened or hardened part of the skin. It is a plaque of hyperkeratosis caused by repeated friction or pressure. It is assumed that frictional forces induce hyperkeratosis leading to thickening of stratum corneum of the skin over certain areas prone to mechanical stresses. , as described by the , can be closely related to lesions of the skin caused by hyperkeratosis. has been enumerated and described in the classical literature under the heading of . has been mentioned for the proper management of .
The management of is aimed at removal of the hyperkeratosis lesion by along with or without .
has been mentioned as a in and . It was a randomized, prospective, single-blind and clinical trial. Fifteen patients suffering from hyperkeratosis lesions were selected according to the conditions mentioned under inclusion and exclusion criteria and procedure was carried out for them. Assessment of the lesion was done before treatment and after 7 days and 14 days of treatment.
Based on the study, it was observed that can be used to create superficial burns only. The extent of tissue destruction due to burning with is very minimal. Hence, it was observed to be effective for treating superficial lesions. It was observed that eventually in 7 days the area of the lesion turned soft with reddish black discoloration. Softening of the lesion and its discoloration might be due to penetration of the volatile oil and active principles of into the affected area while doing the procedure. It was further observed that the area of lesion eventually dried and peeled off along with the tissue within about 15 days.
Hence, was able to provide satisfactory results in case of superficial hyperkeratosis lesions.
阿育吠陀有着丰富而全面的生命与健康概念。胼胝是一个法语词汇，意思是皮肤局部增厚或变硬的部分。它是由反复摩擦或压力引起的角质增生斑块。据推测，摩擦力会诱发角质增生，导致皮肤角质层在某些易受机械应力影响的区域增厚。正如 所描述的，它可能与角质增生引起的皮肤病变密切相关。 在古典文献中已在 的标题下被列举和描述。 已被提及用于 的适当管理。
的管理旨在通过 去除角质增生病变，可伴有或不伴有 。
在 和 中被提及为一种 。这是一项随机、前瞻性、单盲临床试验。根据纳入和排除标准中提到的条件，选择了15名患有角质增生病变的患者，并为他们进行了 程序。在治疗前以及治疗7天和14天后对病变进行评估。
基于该研究，观察到 仅可用于造成浅表烧伤。用 烧伤导致的组织破坏程度非常小。因此，观察到它对治疗浅表 病变有效。观察到最终在7天内病变区域变软并伴有红黑色变色。病变的软化及其变色可能是由于在进行 程序时 挥发油和活性成分渗透到受影响区域。进一步观察到病变区域最终在大约15天内干燥并与 组织一起脱落。
因此， 在浅表角质增生病变的情况下能够提供令人满意的结果。
