Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF AMAVATA (RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS) ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT VYADHI AVASTHA – A CASE STUDY

*Vd. Pooja Sunil Kulkarni and Vd. Meenakshi Rewadkar Kole, MD Ayurved

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease with multisystem involvement. Females are affected three times more often than males. Onset is usually during fourth and fifth decades of life. It is an auto immune disorder primarily affecting the joints. Cartilaginous destruction, bony erosion and joint deformity are hallmarks. In conventional medical science, steroids, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, immune suppressive agents are used but its prognosis is not good, as these drugs have certain limitations including dependency and other side effect restricting quality of life. In present studies, two cases were diagnosed as amavata i.e. rheumatoid arthritis and started with erandamuladi niruha basti to first one and another was given vaitaran basti followed by anuloman as per vyadhi avastha. Result received were very remarkable in joint pain and swelling as well as morning stiffness. Thus, Ayurvedic treatment leads to break in pathogenesis of the disease and hence provide very well cure, increasing quality of life.

Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis. auto immune disorder, amavata, erandamuladi niruha basti, vaitaran basti.