AYURDERMA: Evidence-Informed Ayurvedic Skin Care and Integrative Dermatology

Skin is a barrier, immune organ, sensory field, microbial habitat and social surface. AYURDERMA brings the diagnostic discipline of modern dermatology into a careful conversation with classical Ayurvedic reasoning. It explains twak, doṣa–dūṣya involvement, nidāna, samprāpti and individualized formulation logic without presenting traditional concepts as proven molecular equivalences.

Across twelve richly illustrated chapters, Dr. Anil Kumar Y examines skin anatomy, morphology, red flags, daily and seasonal care, external remedies, medicine quality, pharmacovigilance, eczema, psoriasis, acne, post-inflammatory pigmentation, vitiligo, infections, infestations, supervised procedures and the mind–skin axis. Basic remedies are intentionally conservative and clearly separated from physician-led medicines and procedures. Readers learn when a home measure may support comfort, when a product requires quality verification, and when timely dermatology, emergency or public-health care is essential.

The evidence discussion draws on WHO and ICMR frameworks, Ministry of Ayush and CCRAS resources, pharmacopoeial standards, official e-Saṃhitā sources and PubMed-indexed research. Positive, negative and uncertain findings are presented together so that plausibility is not mistaken for clinical proof.

Designed for Ayurveda students, clinicians, integrative-health professionals and informed readers, AYURDERMA is a practical, safety-first reference for responsible skin care and future research.