title: Ayurvedic management of adverse drug reactions with Shvitrahara Varti.
abstract: Adverse drug reactions (ADR) are an expression that describes harm associated with the use of medications at therapeutic dose. Traditional medicines also can develop ADRs due to their improper use. Shvitrahara Varti, one of such medicines holds Bakuchi as a component and is to be used judiciously. Furanocoumarins like psoralen present in Bakuchi makes skin hypersensitive and causes phytophotodermatitis in few cases. Hence, one should be careful while using medicines that contain Bakuchi. One such case is observed, where extensive reactions with application of Shvitrahara Varti were noticed and managed with Ayurvedic treatment.
authors.affiliation: M.D. Scholar, Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana including Drug Research, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved Universuty, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Hasmukh R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Jadav
authors.forename: Hitesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghetiya
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prashanth
authors.lastname: Galib
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Patgiri
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Prajapati
keywords: Adverse drug reactions; Bakuchi; Shvitra; Shvitrahara Varti; blisters; vitiligo