1. Maha Kushta

Major skin diseases are called Maha Kushta. They can be again classified into seven(7)
They are:-

• Mandala Kushta
• Kakana Kushta.
• Kapala Kushta.
• Pundareeka Kushta.
• Sidhma Kushta.
• Rushyajihwa Kushta.
• Udumbara Kushta.

• Mandala Kushta

  Mandala Kushta means the shape of the Kushta is like a Mandala, fixed circular raised patches connected. Mandala Kushta will spread very slowly only.

• Kakana Kushta

  Vitiation of all three doshas(Vata, Pitta and Kapha) can be seen in Kakana Kushta and can be curable to an extent only. Kakana Kushta looks like the color of Kakanantika(red color), a flowering plant. Kakana Kushta is severe and excessively painful.

• Kapala Kushta

  Kapala Kushta can arise due to the vitiation of Vata dosha. Kapala Kushta looks very hard and rough in touch. Under Kapala Kushta, skin lesions are very painful and are hardly curable. Kapala Kushta got this name because of its shape like the reddish piece of a broken earthen jar.

• Pundareeka Kushta

  Pundareeka kushta looks like the petals of a red-colored lotus flower. Kapha dosha and Pitta dosha are the main reasons behind Pundareeka Kushta. Burning sensation is an important symptom of Pundareeka dosha.

• Sidhma Kushta

  Silvery scaly lesions are the major feature of Sidhma Kushta. Sidhma Kushta looks like the petals of an Alabu (bottle gourd) flower. Normally Sidhma Kushta affects the chest. Vata and Kapha dosha vitiations are the reasons behind these diseases.

• Rishyajihwa Kushta

  Rishyajihwa Kushta looks like the tongue of a Rishya (a type of bear).Rishyajihwa Kushta receives the name because of its shape. The affected skin would be very rough in touch and looks blue-black at the center.

• Udumbara Kushta

  Udumbara Kushta resembles an Udumbara fruit(Cluster fig). Vitiation of Pitta dosha is the main reason for Udumbara Kushta and itching, pain, and burning sensations are different symptoms of Udumbara Kushta.