Abstract

CLINICAL EVALUATION OF SHUNTHI IN MANAGEMENT OF AMAVATA W.S.R TO RHEMATOID ARTHRITIS

Dr. Anant Saznam*, Dr. Chandan Kumar Pathak, Dr. Chakrapani Kumar and Dr. Sampurna Nand Tiwari

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Abstract

The present study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of Shunthi churna over Amavata. Madhava Nidana was the first to give the vivid description of Amavata. He has devoted a complete chapter to narrate the aetiopathology, clinical featurs, and types according to Dosa - Pradhanya and Sadhya - Asadhyata of Amavata (M. N. 25). For the first time in the text, Cakradatta the Principles and line of treatment of Amavata are elaborated with effective combination of drugs. Later authors in their texts, Chikitsasarasamgraha (Vangasen), Yogaratnakara, Bhavaprakash and Bhaisajyaratnavali have mentioned the disease with the line of treatment and addition of some more yoga in the form of decoction, tablets, powders etc. Amavata can be correlated to Rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory polyarthritis that primarily affects small diarthrodial joints of hands and feet in symmetrical pattern.

Keywords: Amavata, Shunthi churna, Rheumatoid arthritis.