A Case Study on Management of Tinea Barbae by Senna Alata Ointment

Fungal diseases are the one of most common cause of human illness. In the current period due to, hot and humid climatic situation, unhygienic condition, poverty, sharing personal items, faulty food habits, the incidence of fungal infection is quite high specially in tropical climatic condition like India. Among the various fungal infections, dermatophytosis also known as Ringworm or tinea is very common. Tinea Barbae is a superficial dermatophytic infection that is limited to the bearded areas of the face and neck and occurs almost exclusively in male. The Causative organisms are T. mentagrophytes and T. verrucosum which is more inflammatory. Sharing personal items like towels, combs, shaving cream, or razor blades are the causes of spread. In relation to Ayurveda majority of Twak Vikaras classified under broad term “Kushtha Vikara” Symptoms of fungal infection closely resembles with Dadru Kustha. Modern Antifungal molecule is becoming resistant day by day which is the major concern so medicines from other sources or pathies should be tried. In this relation in Assam a herb known as Kharpat which scientific name is Senna alata (L) Roxb has been using since long time in different Fungal skin diseases by the traditional healers and they claim that after application of its leaf juice or paste in the skin fungal patches gets recovered very soon. For this scientific validation ointment prepared from the leaf extract of the plant was made and applied in a diagnosed case of T. Barbae. In this article a case study on management of Tinea Barbae by Senna alata ointment will be studied below in detail.