Leprosy - Symptom, Causes, Home Remedies for Leprosy
What is Leprosy ?
Leprosy is a chronic disease which particularly affects the mucous membranes of the skin and nerves. The disease is mainly prevalent in Africa, the Indian sub-continent, the Far East, and Central and South America.
Eczema, ecthyosis-where the skin resembles the scales of a fish; xerodermia pigmentosa-where the skin is dry and resembles the skin of an elephant; psoriasis-in which the skin turns black and coarse; rhagades-splitting of the skin on the hands and feet; lichen-acute itch and boils; ringworm; excoriation--destruction of small areas of the surface of the skin or mucous membrane; scabies; bullae; erythemas-these are all the various forms of leprosy according.to Ayurveda.
Causes & Symptoms of Leprosy
According to modern medicine the causative organism of leprosy is Mycobacterium leprae, discovered in 1872. There are two distinct types of leprosy: tuberculoid and lepromatous. :(he differentiation is important since the former runs a relatively benign course and is often self-healing, whereas the latter is a steadily progressive form of the disease. The distinction cannot, however, be always made because mixed symptoms are usually found.
The symptoms involve the skin as well as the nervous system. The skin manifestations range from areas of whitening of the skin to massive nodules, such as are so often visible on the bodies of lepers. The nerve involvement may be that of pain in certain centres or, in serious cases, total loss of feeling in certain parts of the body.The eyes may be affected, leadinMo total blindness, and ulcers may occur in the mouth and the larynx. There are tragic cases of deformity when the fingers fall off at the joints, leaving only the palms over which the entire skin starts rotting.
Aggravation of all the three doshas of the body, according to Ayurveda, is the causative factor in leprosy. The two main divisions of kuslzta raga are: malzakuslzta which is of seven types, and kslzudra kuslzta which is of eleven types. In the
Home Remedies for Treating Leprosy
Only easy-to-digest foods should be taken. Injuries to any part of the body, particularly, the hands and feet, should be avoided.
List of Some Skin Disorders
Eczema
Leucoderma
Psoriasis
Urticaria
Greying of Hair
Leprosy
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