Vitiligo (Leucoderma) or white spots - Ayurvedic Treatment
Vitiligo is also known as ‘leucoderma‘, which appears as single or multiple depigmented patches on any part of the body.
These patches gradually increase in size & cause lot of psychological stress to the patient.
This is a condition in which there is a localized loss of the skin’s pigmentation.
These patches are more commonly seen in sun-exposed areas, which includes the hands, feet, arms, face, and lips.
Other areas of the body where this is commonly seen are the armpits and groin, the area around the mouth, eyes, nostrils, navel, and genitals as well.
Leucoderma (vitiligo) Symptoms : Initially it starts off as a single pale spot and spreads into multiple patches which become whiter, as sking loses its pigmentation.
Vitiligo or Skin Pigmentation Causes:
Skin Pigmentation occurs mainly due to the malfunctioning of the endocrine glands and the liver. Skin pigmentation problems occur as either an excessive coloration or darkening of the skin or a loss of color and pigment in the skin, over the entire body or just in patches and spots.
Pigmentation is more widespread amongst the middle-aged women. Very few women in younger age suffer from skin problems like pigmentation, and the extent of the problem is minimal with few exceptions. This in fact is related to the endocrinal changes that occur when women reach middle age.
The severity of pigmentation problem is associated with several diseases and disorders. So careful investigation is needed for increasing the body’s immunity and purification of Blood.
Recipe No.1:
Take 10 gms cow’s ghee and add boil it on SIM flame by adding 10 pepper . After few minutes remove the pepper from the ghee and use the ghee along with daily food.
Benefits:
Blood gets purified, body immunity increases and skin related problems are removed.
Recipe No.2:
Add 1 spoon honey to warm Goat’s milk and take early in the morning.
Benefits:
Good relief of skin pigmentation within 40 to 100 days.
Recipe No.3:
Wet turmeric : 100 gm (Make pieces of turmeric sticks, dry them and make fine powder).
Turmeric powder : 100 gm (fine powder)
Mangista powder : 100 gms
White mustard powder : 100 gms ( Fry mustard lightly by adding 2 drops ghee and make powder)
Kaavirai powder : 100 gms
Cow’s ghee : sufficient
Mix all powders, sieve in a fine cloth and store in a bottle.
Usage:
Add little ghee to 2 to 3 spoons of above powder and apply to face in the form of thick paste. Let it dry and later wash.
Benefits:
Pigmentation disappears within 2 to 3 months.
Recipe No.4:
Extract tender neem tree leaves and make their paste with buttermilk.
Apply this paste on pigmented skin areas during nights and wash them in the morning.
If you cannot find tender neem leaves everyday, then buy neem oil and try alternate method.
Recipe No.5: (with neem oil)
Collect 100 ml of neem oil, 50 gms of neem tree bark powder.
Boil them in 200 ml of water until only oil remains and all water evaporates.
Store this oil in a glass bottle and every morning, massage the effected skin areas with this luke warm oil for 10 minutes and wash your skin after a while.
Recipe No.6:
Also make juice from a red onion and add a pinch of salt to it.
Apply this mixture on the effected skin during nights and wash it in the morning.