CLINICAL EFFICACY OF WET CUPPING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PSORIASIS

Arsheed Iqbal; Afroza Jan; Md.Sheeraz; Haider Ali Quraishi; M.A Wajid; Shameem Rather; Raheem A

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

CLINICAL EFFICACY OF WET CUPPING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PSORIASIS

Arsheed Iqbal, Afroza Jan, Md. Sheeraz, Haider Ali Quraishi, M. A Wajid, Shameem Rather, Raheem A

Abstract :

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of skin which affects about 1–3% of world population. The names psoriasis seemingly emerged from the greek word ‘psora’ meaning ‘itch’. The aetiology of psoriasis is unknown. The theory of nervous origin has been given the best substantiation. According to this theory psoriasis is caused by the disturbances in the function of nervous system. In the present study, we used the Regimental therapy (Wet cupping) as Unani treatment for the management of Psoriasis disease. The selection was made based on the various sign and symptoms indicative of this disease. A total of 60 patients were selected for the present study .The duration of the study was 2 months and follow–up was done for fortnight. All the patients responded well to this therapy with their entire satisfaction by achieving almost 90–100% cure clinically.