Someone said, "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live". Personal grooming and hygiene should be made a lifestyle not a duty. Keeping our hands clean at all times helps to ward off a lot of disorders. Dirty nails are a carrier for many organisms. Periungual warts are tiny eruptions around the nails and they can become a barrier in the normal nail growth resulting in splitting the skin around the nails. These warts may deface the nails and cuticle.
WHAT ARE PERIUNGUAL WARTS?
Periungual warts occur around the nails of fingers and toes. These warts are tiny but when they gradually grow and resemble a cauliflower and form clusters. Periungual warts usually damage the nail by lifting it from the skin. Loss of cuticle, paronychia, causing the nail to detach from skin are some complications that this disorder causes. These warts, in their initial stage are pin shaped in size, smooth, shiny and translucent. In the last stage, these periungual warts become inflamed, tender and fissured. These warts most commonly affect children and young adults as they are not very careful in maintaining good hygiene. It can enter through minor cuts. In case you bite your nails or cuticles, you're at a higher risk to get affected by Periungual warts. This virus is highly contagious. You can get affected by touching someone with this wart or using their stuff. People with low immunity are also at an escalated risk for developing Periungual warts.
WHAT CAUSES THEM?
- Periungual warts are caused by HPV or Human papillomavirus, particularly by strains 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 27, 57.
- Weak immunity
- Stress
- Unhygienic habits
- Lack of proper nutrition
- Direct contact
- Indirect contact
HOW ARE WARTS TREATED IN ALLOPATHY?
Viral warts, in the vast majority of normal individuals, resolve spontaneously. However, this may take several years and there is often considerable treatment. The majority of treatments are based on destruction of keratinocytes, irrespective of whether they are HPV infected or not.
Warts close to or under the nails may be a particular problem. Liquid nitrogen treatment may exacerbate them due to inflammatory swelling and skilled cutting of the nail and electrodesiccation or other destructive therapy, may be necessary.
AYURVEDIC POINT OF VIEW!
कुष्णाति वपु: इति कुष्ठं||
This means that the substance which pollutes the body is known as Kushth. Skin disorders are of numerous types and are caused when Twak is dushit (polluted/toxicated). Skin disorders usually occur due to vitiated doshas Vata, Pitta and Kapha, twak, rakta, mansa, ambu. Periungual warts are generally referred to as Charmkeela in ayurveda. It can be caused due to ill dietary habits, controlling natural urges, lethargic behavior, lack of exercise. In Ayurveda, if a person has warts then his Vata and Kapha are said to be imbalanced. Ayurveda heals with herbs without any side effects. Periungual warts are referred to Charmkeela. They are small in size and are often painless. Most of the time, these warts are not harmful. Warts are caused by Human Pappiloma virus. Charmakeela's appearance can differ based on the type and site of the wart. They can be treated with a combination of oral medicines and ointments or oils for topical application.
TREATMENT IN AYURVEDA
PLANET AYURVEDA has some ayurvedic products for the treatment of Periungual Warts mentioned below:
1. Radiant Skin Hair Nails Capsules:
Skin is the largest organ of the body. It helps in covering the networks of the body. Hair and nails are the modified forms of skin and help in protecting the body and are not just for beauty. Radiant skin hair nail capsules consist of 4 herbs which are extremely potent in strengthening skin, hair and nails. Manjishtha, Pitt papda, Chirayata and ghrit Kumari are the four ingredients that are a part of this formulation. It has anti-aging properties, aids in maintaining connective tissue strength and also acts as an immunity booster. These herbs have amazing actions on skin, hair and nails. Radiant skin hair nails is an amazing herbal formulation which helps in boosting immunity along with strengthening skin, hair and nails. It aids in fighting free radicals and allergies.
These capsules contain combination of herbs like manjistha, pit papda, chirata, ghrit kumari in it. These contains tannins, alkaloids and potassium in it. The herbs used in this product gives proper diet for maintaining the nails as nails are made from keratin protein. This product protect and enhance the texture of nail.
Dosage: Consume 1-2 capsules twice daily with plain water.
2. Gandhak Rasayan:
Gandhak rasayan is usually used for skin diseases. It contains purified sulphur which is helpful in treating skin diseases like periungual warts. The word rasayan means rejuvenation. Its natural property is to rejuvenate the body without any side effects. It helps to remove toxins from body.
Dosage: 2 tablets twice in a day with plain water after meals.
3. Immune Booster:
Immune booster is a natural ayurvedic product which contains herbs like bhumi amla, grape seeds, amalaki, and cow colostrum in it. This product boosts the energy level to fight against periungual warts as weak immunity is also the cause for these warts.
Dosage: 1-2 capsules once or twice a day.
4. Navkarshik Churna:
This herbal churna has various therapeutic properties in it. It has immunomodulatory properties, improves immunity, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti- infection properties in it. This churna helps in relieving the pain in periungual warts. The herbs present in this churna like amla, Haritaki, baheda, Vacha, neem, Manjishtha etc. is very effective for skin diseases. The herbs present in it have antibacterial, antiviral, anti-oxidative, properties in it.
Dosage: Take 1 teaspoonful of navkarshik churna, two times in a day with plain water after meals. Patients should not exceed the recommended dosage.
5. Epidermal Oil Mixed With Mahamirchadhi Oil:
The herbs present in epiderm oil are nimba patra, chirayta, haridra, daru haridra, rakta chandan, vasaka, haritaki, amla, chameli etc in it. This oil is very beneficial in itching, and other conditions of skin. This oil benefits the skin and mucous membranes to heal the warts.
Mahamarichadi oil is an Ayurvedic formulation which contain mixture of many herbs like maricha, nishoth, dantimool, devdaru, kooth, haldi, daruhaldi, lal chandan, indryani mool etc in it. The combination all these herbs has antifungal, antiseptic and antioxidant etc. properties in it which act on periungual warts easily.
Dosage: Mix these two oils in equal proportion and then use this oil externally on affected areas of skin.
These products are safe for use and have given best results on periungual warts.
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