Abstract

A PILOT STUDY ON EFFICACY OF VAITARANABASTI AND PANCHSAM CHURNA IN AMAVATA W.S.R. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Dr. Jaya Singh* and Dr. Shweta Mishra

Abstract

Amavata is commenest and most crippling joint disorder. It is disease of Rasavaha srotasa. Due to hetu sevan when Ama combines with aggravated Vata, pathogenesis of Amavata occurs. The clinical features of Amavata are pain, swelling and stiffness of joints, fever and general debility. These symptoms are closely related to Rheumatological arthitis. It is chronic degenerative disease of the connective tissue mainly involving the joints. In the disease of Amavata due to Agnimandya, Amotpatti, and Sandhivikriti occurs. So treatment of Amavata aims at correcction of Agni and regulation of Vata thus maintain healthy sandhi and sandhistha shleshma will be the supreme one for this disease. Due to lack of awareness in the society about disease and its complication people suffer from lifelong joint deformity. In present scenario with the globalization of Ayurveda everybody is looking with the hope towards us to overcome this challenge. There are various herbal as well as Rasa preparations mentioned in our classics which are effective remedy in Amavata.

Keywords: Amavata, Rasavaha srotas, Vata, Ama, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sandhivikriti.