Neonates, infants & early childhood are prone to get skin diseases due to delicate skin and less immunity. Ahiputan is one of the many diseases explained in Ayurvedic classics among children which is consideredas Ghora and Dhaarun[1,2] which is caused by frequent stagnated urine, faeces and sweat around the anal region for longer duration, resulting into Sphota with Kandu around the anal region. The similar condition can be seen in diarrhea with anal excoriation and in diaper dermatitis. If it is ignored, lead to wide spread infection by bacteria or fungi necessitating vigorous and prolonged treatment. Study conducted with the age from birth to 03 years infants and toddlers with signs and symptoms of Ahiputan were randomly recruited from IPD and OPD of Kaumarabhritya, KLE’s BMK Ayurveda hospital. Group was intervened with Rasaanjaan Aalep and the patients were applied Rasaanjan Aalep on every stool passage for three days and observed on the basis of two grading criteria viz: 1. On the basis of area affected and 2. Skin color during and after the treatment on 3rd and 5th day respectively. An observation reveals that 68% improvement in skin dimension and 63.33% improvement in skin color between the follow up and after treatment. 87.8% improvement in skin dimension and 97.3% improvement in skin color from the 1st visit to after treatment. Hence the present study concludes that Rasaanjan Aalep is effective in treating the Ahiputan.

Keywords: Kandu; Sphota; Dhaarun; Ghora; Diaper dermatitis; Anal excoriation.