Baras(vitiligo)

Baras(vitiligo) 

Baras(vitiligo) is defined as white colouration of skin due to altered Quwwat-e-jazeba (power of absorption) Quwwat -e-masika (power of retention), Quuwwat-e-mughaiyirah (power of transformation) and Quwwat-e-dafia (power of expulsion) causing imperfect tissue metabolism 

Fasadud dam(impairment of blood) and burudatud dam (coldness of blood) are the main causes of baras. If the digestive faculty weakness and the food is not digested properly the blood becomes impure. When this impurity occurs due to balgham (phlegum) or coldness appears baras

                        Treatment 

1.Single drugs

        --Babchi 

        --Shahtara

        --Chiraita

        --Karafs 

        --Gulnar farsi etc

2.Compound drugs

       --Safoof baras

       --Itrifal shahtra

       --Sharbat mussafi khas

       --Sharbat sandal 

       --Majoon ushban khas

       --Ushban 

       --Barsina 

3.For local application 

      --Rogan babchi

      --Rogan zarareh 

      --No bars ointment