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Sheetpitta is one among the important and common skin problem described in Ayurveda. Prakupita Vata and Kapha due to shita marutnidana when being mixed with pitta spreads internally and externally resulted into Sheetpitta Vyadhi. In present busy and fast life, one can't follow the rules of 'Dinacharya' and 'Ritucharya' described in 'Ayurveda'. Due to heavy industrialization and heavy traffic, one constantly comes into contact with various pollutants. The spicy and fast food eaten now a days, which have very fewer nutritional values and also having similar properties to 'Viruddhahara1. These all ultimately resulted into 'Dhatudaurbalya' (i.e. lower immunity). Which causes sensitization towards allergens as well as antibodies and produces various types of allergic reactions, one of them is 'Urticaria', which is very common. Now a days the spicy and fast food eaten which have very less nutritional values and also having similar properties to Asatmyasevan. 'Asatmyasevan'1 means the 'Exposer to allergens and antibody'. Due to this there is increased Vaat, Pitta, Kapha dosha in our body. Within the tridosha, Pitta dosha is most aggravating and causing Sheetpitta all over body. Sheetpitta can be correlated with urticaria. Sheetpitta [Urticaria] is a type I Hypersensitivity reaction which is manifested because of exposure to allergens. Epidemiology of urticarial is increasing nowadays due to industrialization.