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  Treating Tinea Capitis with Unani Formulation: A Case Study of 25-year-old Male Patient

  By Mohammad Zaki Ahmad, Abdul Nasir Ansari, Musab Ahmad, Mohammad Tarik, Nazreen Fatma, Sawood Ahmad

  Abstract: Tinea Capitis is a superficial fungal infection of scalp, mainly caused by dermatophytes Trichophyton tonsurans and Microsporum canis (highly inflammatory) and Microsporum audouinii are second most common cause. It has two types’ viz. endothrix and ectothrix. Tinea Capitis is also known as Ringworm of the scalp and Tinea tonsurans. In Unani System of Medicine Tinea is known as Qūbā, characterized by burning, itching along with roughness and desquamation over skin …

  Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 62–66 Read article →