Abstract

ROLE OF SHAMANA CHIKITSA IN VATA RAKTA: A CASE STUDY

Dr. Waquar Akbar*, Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman and Dr. P. B. Kar Mahapatra

Abstract

The era in which the technology is getting advanced day by day, leading to many inventions which makes our life easier, but at the same time it has a dark side of sedentary lifestyle, rising pollution, and unhealthy food habits. Due to these conditions, the number of cases of chronic metabolic disorders like Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Obesity, Gout, etc are increasing day by day. Vata rakta, a disorder involving vata and rakta, presenting with pain, swelling, and stiffness in small joints of limbs along with discoloration of the skin over the joints. On the basis of sign and symptoms the disease may be co related with Gout of modern system of medicine. This case deals with a male patient aged 40 years suffering from complaints such as severe pain in both ankles, reddish discoloration over the affected joints and burning sensation in soles of both feet for last three months. The patient was managed with group of shamana ausadhis by following the principles mentioned for vata rakta chikitsa along with guidance of pathya apathya, for three consecutive months, and the changes in sign symptoms as well as serum uric acid levels were noted.

Keywords: Vata rakta, Gout, Shamana chikitsa, Hyperuricemia.