Abstract:
"Vipadika" is a dry skin disease on feet with severe itching and pain, This study was
aimed to determine the efficacy of "Dummaladi lepa" which is very safe, effective
and curative external mode of therapy without side effects. Thirty patients with
symptoms of Vipadika were randomly selected from dermatology clinic at the
outpatient unit of Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Teaching Hospital. All the
patients were randomly divided into two groups as Group A and Group B. Both
groups were given Patola katukabhiru Kashaya, Kaishora guggulu and Sukumara
choorna as internal medicine. In addition, Group A was given Dummaladi lepa to
apply on feet. Assessment was done through observation of signs and symptoms
before and after the treatment. The follow up period was 21 days. Fissuring was
recorded throughout the follow up period. Efficacy of the "Dummaladi lepa" was
evaluated using the severity of the symptoms. Severity of the symptom was rated
using a five point scale. Results indicated that Group A has shown a significant
decline of severity on fissuring after 21 days. According to the analysis all the P
values of the Group A in the comparison of before and after three weeks were less
than 0.05.The study revealed that Dummaladi lepa can be used as an effective herbal
cream for fissuring in Vipadika.
