Psoriasis on elbows and knees of daughter aged 18 - #33176
Around the joins on elbow, knee and ankle. It's not itchy but looks like spreading on other parts. Not during birth but developed on. Skin appears dark and thick. No rashes or red color. How do we control it


Doctors’ responses
As your daughter is having dark thick skin over elbows knees and ankles which suggests kapha vata imbalance with accumulation of ama( toxins) leading to gradual thickening and spreading, though it is not itchy, it requires internal purification, gentle, exfoliation, and strengthening of skin metabolism Mahamanjistadi kwatha 15-0-15 ml water Psorakot tab 1-0-1 Psorakot gel - l/ appn Triphala churna-1 teaspoon with warm water at night Avoid oily, spicy, sour food
Gugulu tikta kashaya 15ml+15 ml water BD After food Tab. Arogyavardhini vati 2 bd after food Tab. Gandhak rasayan 2 bd after food 777 oil for local aplication
Diet ( dont use salt with milk ) fibre rich diet, avoid oily spicy food Yoga
Follow up after 7 days
Regards Dr Yash Batra
Treatment - 1. Arogyavardhni vati 2-0-2 after meal 2. Kayakalpa vati 2-0-2 after meal 3.Neem ghanvati 2 -0-2 after meal 4. Mahamanjistharishta + Khadiraristh - 2 tsp each with 4tsp water twice a day after meal 5.Kayakalp oil - Local application over the affected area (but don’t use on scalp) Diet- Avoid sour and spicy food,fast food. Avoid curd, pickle, brinjal,lemon. Take bitter gourd, bottle guard, fruits Yoga - Anulom vilom, bhastrika, tratak, Sheetali, sheetkari.
Remedies - Apply freshly extracted Aloe vera gel. Use neem based soap. Don’t worry , follow these and you will definitely get relief. Don’t hesitate to reach out for any further query. Would like to hear your improvement in the review.
Regards, Dr. Anupriya

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