Abstract

PATRAPINDA SVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SANDHIVATA W.S.R TO ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Dr. Pravesh Kumar and Dr. Jyoti Rani*

Abstract

Ankylosing spondylitis is a progressive inflammatory disease usually occurs in males of age between 17-25 years. Principally it affects the axial skeleton but peripheral joints may also involved particularly hip and shoulder joint. Bony ankylosis starts with ossification of ligaments and tendons of the spine occurs due to ankylosing spondylitis. Pathology of ankylosing spondylitis usually starts at the junctions of bone of dorsolumbar region or sacro-iliac joints by which there is loss of cortex and erosions with consequent widening of the joint space. Sclerosis and ankylosis results at advanced stage of ankylosing spondylitis due to disease pathology. Ankylosing spondylitis is not described in Ayurveda independently but symptoms of the disease is similar as for sandhivata described in Ayurveda. Sandhivata is a disease of the joints that is due to aggaravated vata dosha. If vatavardhaka ahara and vihara are practiced by a person then there is a great chances of development of sandhivata. When aggravated vata accumulated in joints, symptoms of sandhivata occurs The sandhis (joints) and asthies (bones) are specific sites of vata especially of vyana vayu (a kind of subtype of vata classified in Ayurveda). The treatment modality of the present study were taken targeting the dosha (vata) and samprapti (pathogenesis). Svedana is capable to pacify vata due to the potency of the drugs used in patrapinda sveda. Patrapinda sveda is carried out using leaves of some specific medicinal plants by making bolus and applied topically over the affected joints.

Keywords: Sandhi, Vata, Sandhivata, Asthi, Samprapti, Vatavardhaka.