Abstract

ROLE OF PANCHAKARMA IN JANUSANDHIGATAVATA- A CRITICAL APPROACH

*Dr. Udaya Ganesha B. and Dr. Gunvant Hari Yeola

Abstract

Panchakarma is the five treatment modalities explained in Ayurveda under the purview of Shodhana. Janusandhigatavata is the term coined due to the localization of pathology in knee joint. The disease where the progression is slow but seen in late forty’s. Janusandhigatavata can be correlated with Osteoarthritis of the knee in contemporary system of medicine. Crepitus is the hall mark of the disease. It is characterized by pain, swelling, difficulty in flexion and extension and morning stiffness of the affected knee joint.

Keywords: Janusandhigatavata, Osteoarthritis of knee, Panchakarma, Shodhana.