Skin is a dress that one wears for lifetime which plays very important role from protection to cosmetic. As it comes first in contact with environment it is the first barrier of protection from physical, chemical and biological agents. Therefore, diseases of this organ become great deal of misery, mainly because it is visible.

In Ayurveda all the diseases of skin are dealt under the heading of kushta, in other words it can be known as “Ayurvedic dermatology. Kushta are mainly divided into two groups i.e. Maha kushta and Kshudra kushta. Among the number of kushta, Vipadika falls under kshudra kushta. It is characterized by sphutana either in palms or soles or in both with teevra vedana. It is most commonly found issue in the present world as the incidence rate is found to be 58.4%. When the condition of Vipadika is neglected it affects the living condition of one’s life as it becomes portal entry for the organisms and can cause many inflammatory diseases like lymphangitis, eczema, cellulitis etc.

By looking at the symptoms, this disease can be co-related with palmoplantar psoriasis, palmoplantar keratoderma,  palmoplantar xerosis, palmoplantar dermatophyte, fissures of heel and palm, eczema of hands and foot.

In the contemporary science, the treatment of cracked foot is Keratolytic (salicylic acid), paraffin, petroleum gel etc.These above-mentioned medications give temporary relief and fail to minimize the recurrence. Hence, the need for formulations which gives quick, prolonged and better result is required.

Since every sector in this globalized world has a busy lifestyle, therefore treatment aspects should be convenient considering the busy lifestyle. Lepa is one such convenient method of treatment. As we all know snehana is the best mode of treatment for vata and Vipadika is one among vataja nanatmaja vyadi. Hence lepa which has snehana properties is selected, by keeping it in mind and by looking into the ingredients of saindhavadi lepa as it contains many of the sneha dravyas like taila, sarpi, etc.an effort is made to evaluate its efficacy in the management of Vipadika in the present study.