Skin is the largest organ of human body. Its size and external location makes it susceptible to a wide variety of disorders. In recent years there has been increase in incidence of skin problem due to various reasons like Poverty, Poor sanitation, Unhygienic condition, Pollution, Diwaswap’, vegavidharana, virudhashana", Stress etc. Skin diseases creates an emotional concern for an individual which includes embarrassment, low self esteem, anxiety, depression and shame.

In Ayurveda the word ’kushtha is broad term which covers almost all skin disorders. Acharya Charaka has described 18 types of kushtha rogas which then classified into 7 types of Mahakushtha and 11 types of Kshudra Kushtha, Dadru’ is among these Kshudra Kushtha while according to Acharya sushruta it is Mahakushtha".

Dadru is a tridoshaj twak vikara with Pitta-Kapha predominance". Acharya Charaka has described Dadru Kushtha under 4 th layer of the Twacha. It involves clinical features like Kandu, Raga, Pidika, Mandala¹

सराग कण्डू पिडकं दद्रु मण्डलमुद्गतम् ॥ च. चि.७/३३।

These symptoms are very much similar with the features of ’Tinea Carporis’ means highly contagious fungal infection spreading all over the body etc. Through modern perspective it comes under the superficial fungal infection of skin caused by the keratinophilic fungi. Tinea Carporis involves body, arms, and legs etc. It is common skin disease in India with prevalence rate of superficial mycotic infection worldwide has been found 20-25%."

Shodhana is very much time consuming process and requires proper samsarjan krama palana (means proper pathya palana) also lepana chikitsa is time consuming. In this modern era people are busy in their schedules so they don’t have time for shodhana and lepa chikitsa and they seek option for that. So there is a need of better shamana chikitsa which acts on rasavaha, raktavaha and mansavaha strotasa". Because Shata Twacha is konwn as Updhatu of Mans dhatu.

For that I have formulated" Suvarnakadi Yoga". In Dadru

kledaghna, Kandughna, kaphaghna, varnyakara, raktashodhniya chikitsa is required and

Suvarnakadi yoga contains Aragwadha, Chakramarda, Guduchi, Khadira. Kleda is basic cause for kushtha so for samprapti bhanga main aim of treatment is to reduced kleda. In " Suvarnakadi Yoga" Khadira has kledghna property due to ruksha, laghu, sheet Guna. It has raktashodhana property due to tikta, Kashay rasa Chakramarda has katu rasa, laghu ruksha guna basically acts as kledaghna and kapha-pittashamak. Guduchi has tikta rasa which work on raktavaha strotasa. Yakruta and pilha are moolasthana of raktavaha strotasa". It has yakrit gamitva effect which is important for treatment of Dadru. According to Aacharya Bhavprakasha Aragwadha is sransana drvya which acts on koshtha and helps in samprapti bhanga of dadru kushtha by reducing the kleda in the koshtha.

Taking all above consideration in my mind I have selected this topic.

"AN OPEN CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE EFFICACY OF ’SUVARNAKADI YOGA’ IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DADRU WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TINEA CARPORIS."