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THE EFFECT OF VAITARAN BASTI ALONG WITH DEVDARVYADI GHANAVATI ON DISABILITY INDEX SCORE AND DEGREE OF DISEASE ACTIVITY IN AMAVATA WSRT RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Vishwakarma S. R.*, Thatere A. A., Kabra P. R., Gundo J. V. and Kamre S. S.

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Introduction: Ayurved is the most ancient system of medicine, the main aim of Ayurveda is to maintain health and to cure diseased condition. Now a day life style of most of the people has been changed, so that faulty habits of taking faulty food are responsible to produce toxins like Ama in body. Amavata is a disorder, which is originated due to prolonged faulty habit of diet regimen.[1] In early stage, there is joint involvement with some clinical sign and symptoms like Angamarda, Aruchi, Trishna, Alasya, Gauravata and Jvara etc., Amavata is a disease of Madhyama Roga Marga, so if not treated, it may lead to systemic complications. In Ayurved, detail description of Amavata is found in Madhava Nidana, Chakrapanidatta, Bhavaprakasha and Yogaratnakara. Management of Amavata includes Langhana, Svedana, and oral intake of Tikta Rasa, Dipana, and Oral intake of Katu Rasa, Virechana, Snehapana, Basti and Ruksha Sveda.[2] In this study, patients were treated with Vaitarana Basti along with oral administration of Devadarvyadi Ghanavati for 15 days. After this patients were advised to take Devadarvyadi Ghanavati500 mg twice a day for more 15 days, after that after treatment assessment done. Materials and Methods: Design of Study: Open Randomized clinical Study. Sample size: Total 30 Patients were selected for study. Aims: To evaluate the effect of Vaitaran Basti along with Devadarvyadi Ghanavati on Disability Index Score and Degree of Disease Activity in Amavata. Result: The cases recorded and treated in our institute. Significant results were seen in patients. Conclusion: The results obtained from this study were encouraging.

Keywords: Amavata, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vaitaran Basti, Devadarvyadi Ghanavati.