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REVIEW ON EFFECT OF ATASI UPANAHA IN AVABAHUKA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AMSA MARMA

Vd. Chaitali S. Aswar* and Dr. Gopal B. Sharma

Abstract

Introduction: Avabahuka is a disease of amsa sandhi (shoulder joint) which has greatest range of motion. It has been described under eighty types of vata vyadhi by sushruta. Avabahuka hampers day-to-day activity and predominantly occurs in females in their fifty. The causes of Avabahuka may be classified into two groups.1) Bahya hetu and Abhyantara hetu. Marmaabhighata is cause of Avabahuka which is bahya hetu. Amasa marma is a vaikayalakar marma situated in shoulder joint where trauma causes deformity. Avabahuka can be correlated with frozen shoulder as per modern sciences. Upanaha sweda is one among the modality of swedana used in the management of Avabahuka. So this study is planned to review the effect of atasi upanaha in avabahuka w.s.r. to amsa marma. Aim: To review on effect of atasi upanaha(Poultice) in Avabahuka w.s.r to amsa marma. Objectives: 1) To study of literature of Avabahuka. 2) To review the literature about amsa marma. 3) Review of atasi upanaha in avabahuka. Methodology: This is conceptual type of study. Textual materials are used for the study from which various references have been collected. Avabahuka is one such a disease which affects most of the function of hand. Loss of Bahu praspandana, Stambha and shoola at the shoulder joint are the cardinal features of Avabahuka. Amsa mar maabhighata also leads to produce stabhdhabahuta i.e., stiffness of shoulder. Result: Acharya mentioned properties of Atasi upanaha as vatashamaka by guru, snigdha guna, and madhur rasa which reducess the vata dosha provocated by amsamarmabhighata in Avabahuka. Conclusion: Hence we conclude that Atasi upanaha can be use as best treatment of Avabahuka.

Keywords: Avabahuka, Amsa Mar Ma, Atasi Upanaha, Shoulder joint.