Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sharda Milmile Jupiter Ayurveda Medical College, Shankarpur, Tah & Dist: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Email: sharda.urmale@gmail.com
Date of Acceptance: 2025-02-22
Date of Publication:2025-03-27
Article-ID:IJIM_364_04_25 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: Nill
Conflict of Interest: None declared
How To Cite This Article: Milmile S., Kukudkar S. Conceptual study of Shweta Twacha Sharir wsr to Mashaka (Moles). Int J Ind Med 2025;6(2):17-23 DOI: http://doi.org/10.55552/IJIM.2025.6204
In Ayurveda ‘the science of life’ Acharya Sushruta mentions five sense organs called Gyanendriyas. Sparshanendriya is largest of them, with twacha as its adhishtana. Twacha is given as updhatu of Mamsa dhatu as well as moolsthanas of Mansavaha srtotas. Twaka generates anticipated response against the stimuli like sparsh (touch), twak covers the whole body thus protect the body from shock and performs functioning thermostat through sweat channels (swedvaha Srotasa). Acharya Sushruta has explained 44 kshudra roga . Out of them one is Mashaka. It is a disease caused due to the vitiation of doshas Vata & Kapha, which may appear anywhere on the body involving twaka & Meda. Mashak as an eruptive skin disorder. According to Modern perspective Mashaka can be compared with Moles. For the management of mashaka, knowledge of Skin is very important. The aim of the study to explore Shweta twacha as a site for Mashaka vyadhi (Moles). In present study with the help of various classical and modern literature it can be conclude that stratum granulosum deepest layer of epidermis is most common site of mole (nevus) which can be correlate with Shweta twacha.
Keywords: Twaka sharir, Skin, Shweta twacha, Mashaka, Moles, Ayurveda.
