30, March 2026

Ayurvedic Management Of Padminikantaka With Special Reference To Keratosis Pilaris – A Case Study

VOLUME-12; ISSUE-3; MAR-2026

Author(s): 1. Aniket P. Raut , 2. Harshwardhan B. Naole

Authors Affiliations:

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, P. R. Pote Patil College of Medical Sciences Ayurved, Amravati, Maharashtra, India. ;

2. H.O.D. & Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, P. R. Pote Patil College of Medical Sciences Ayurved, Amravati, Maharashtra, India

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202603033     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202603033


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Keratosis pilaris is a very common, dry skin condition caused by keratin accumulation in the hair follicles. It can occur at any age, but it's more common  in young children. It is harmless skin condition that causes painless, dry, rough and tiny bumps, usually on the upper arms, thighs, cheeks or buttocks. It can be correlated with Padminikantaka (lotus thorn), one of the types of Kshudraroga. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of shaman chikitsa in the management of Padminikantaka (Keratosis Pilaris). It is a single case study. A 21-years-old female patient came to OPD with complaints of tiny multiple (bahu)  painless (niruja) bumps (kantakavata), itching (kandu), dryness (rukshta), roughness (kharasparsha), discoloration (pandumandalam) on the both upper arms and thighs since one and half year. She was treated with shodhan chikitsa and shaman chikitsa and got complete relief after 2 months of treatment.

Padminikantaka , Keratosis pilaris, Kshudraroga

Aniket P. Raut , Harshwardhan B. Naole (2026); Ayurvedic Management Of Padminikantaka With Special Reference To Keratosis Pilaris – A Case Study, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-12, Issue-3, Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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