Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF AMAVAT[RHEUMOTOID ARTHRITIS] THROUGH BALUKA SWEDANA AND KALA BASTI -A SINGLE CASE STUDY

*Dr. Zahida Khan, Dr. Mahesh Kumar Sharma and Dr. Gyan Prakash Sharma

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of joints characterized by symmetrical replasing ankylosing polyarthritis affecting mainly the peripheral small joints associated with varied constitutional symptoms and serological evidence of outo-reactivity. In ayurveda it is correlated with amavat. In amavat, ama doshais being directed into joints by the vitiated vata dosha and affect the sheshma dhara kala resulting in efffusion and swelling of joints. The symptoms are produced due to the vitiation of vata along with the formation of Ama. Ayurveda acharaya Madhavakara in his book Madhav Nidana described the features of Amavat for the first time whereas the treatment of Amavat was first explained by Acharaya Cakradatta.

Keywords: Amavat, Rheumotoid arthritis, ankloysing polyarthritis.