Pubic lice are the ectoparasites found in the region of pubic hair and genital area. Pubic lice are included under the phylum Arthropoda.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PUBIC LICE
- CAUSES OF PUBIC LICE
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PUBIC LICE
- DIAGNOSIS OF PUBIC LICE
- TREATMENTS FOR PUBIC LICE
- PROGNOSIS OF PUBIC LICE
- COMPLICATIONS OF PUBIC LICE
- PUBIC LICE AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF PUBIC LICE
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF PUBIC LICE
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF PUBIC LICE
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PUBIC LICE
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF PUBIC LICE
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR PUBIC LICE
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR PUBIC LICE
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR PUBIC LICE
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR PUBIC LICE
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR PUBIC LICE
- HOME REMEDIES FOR PUBIC LICE
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR PUBIC LICE
- YOGA FOR PUBIC LICE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PUBIC LICE
- Itching is the major symptom
- Redness and irritation at the site of the bite
- Falling of pubic hair
CAUSES OF PUBIC LICE
- Pubic lice infestation is caused by Phthirus pubis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PUBIC LICE
Pubic lice mainly spread through sexual activity. It may be spread from one person to another through infected towels, cloths etc. It may be infested in other areas such as armpits, chest, eyelashes and eyebrows.
DIAGNOSIS OF PUBIC LICE
- Proper history taking
- Physical examination
TREATMENTS FOR PUBIC LICE
- Local application of anti-itch creams, lotions, shampoo
PROGNOSIS OF PUBIC LICE
- Pubic lice infestation is curable
COMPLICATIONS OF PUBIC LICE
- Scratching causes skin discolouration
- Destruction of the hair follicle by bites leads to permanent hair loss.
- Secondary bacterial infections
PUBIC LICE AND AYURVEDA
- In ayurveda pubic lice infestation is called krimi roga
- Symptoms of pubic lice infestation are particularly similar to dadru kushta.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF PUBIC LICE
- Krimi spreads from one person to another by direct contact
The risk factors of krimi manifestation are;
- Unhygienic conditions
- Consumption of mutually contradicted food
- Excess intake of black gram, radish, sesame, milk and jaggery
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF PUBIC LICE
- Kandu -Itching
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF PUBIC LICE
- Due to the above-mentioned risk factors, doshas get aggravated. If there are any triggering factors the doshas lodged on the site of krimi infestation and symptoms are manifested.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PUBIC LICE
- Kandu – itching
- Twak vivarnatha – skin discolouration
- Roma chyuthi – hair falling
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF PUBIC LICE
- Sadhya – curable
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR PUBIC LICE
Ayurvedic local treatment for pubic lice
- Local application of tuthadi malahara , jatyadi ghrita
- Washing with tutha drava, triphala kashaya and dry the area
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR PUBIC LICE
- Vidanga churnam
- Manjishtadi kashayam
- Manjishtadi arkam
- Patoladi kashayam
- Panchatikta guggulu ghrita
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR PUBIC LICE
- Vamana – emesis
- Virechana – purgation
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR PUBIC LICE
Internal administration
- Vidanga churrnam
- Manjishtadi kashayam
- Manjishtadi arkam
- Patoladi kashayam
- Panchatikta guggulu ghrita
- Paranthyadi Kera Taila
- Dhurdhurapatradi Kera Taila
HOME REMEDIES FOR PUBIC LICE
- Washing with water boiled with neem leaves and turmeric
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR PUBIC LICE
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume balanced diet
- Turmeric is included in the diet.
- Avoid overuse of milk, curd, jaggery, meat, fish in the diet
YOGA FOR PUBIC LICE
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Stress can exhaust your immune system, making you more vulnerable to contracting a parasite infestation like pubic lice, this pranayama calms the mind
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
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