Abstract

EFFECT OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT ON AMAVATA WSRT RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS- A CASE SERIES

Shaktijit Babar*, Darshana Chaure, Jui Gundo and Prakash Kabra

Abstract

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic multi-system disease of unknown cause, though the most prominent manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis is an inflammatory Arthritis of peripheral joints, usually with symmetrical distribution. Rheumatoid Arthritis is a common disease having peak incidence in 3rd to 4th decade of life. The male female ratio is 1:3. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, immune modulators or some time steroids relieve the pain, but patients have to face side effects. As well as by the time disease advances contracture and disability develops. This condition resembles with Amavata in Ayurved. Amavata is derived from word “Ama” and “Vata”. The word Ama is the condition in which various ailments in system create toxic effects. The Ama along with Tridosha occupies Shleshmasthana (particularly Asthisandhi) and results in painful disease named as “Amavata”. Langhan, Svedan, Shodhan and Shaman had been depicted for treating Amavata. A Case Series recorded and was treated in our institute. Results obtained are encouraging and assessed at different criteria which are presented in full paper as below.

Keywords: Langhan, Vaitarana Basti, Devdarvyadi Churna, Chitrakadi Churna, Disability Index Score.