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ROLE OF RAKTAMOKSHANA & SHAMANA CHIKITSA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VATARAKTA W.S.R. TO GOUT: A CASE STUDY

*Dr. Ashok S. Shinde and Dr. A. K. Burley

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Abstract

Ayurveda is a science of life. ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is the basic concept of Ayurveda. Curing a diseased person and redefining his healthy status, is the primary goal of a physician. It is the science which laid emphasis on the preventive aspect.[1] Now a day’s human beings are more vulnerable to many disorders due to changed lifestyle & dietary habits. Vatarakta is a disease that affects a particular group of organs i.e. Marma-asthi-sandhis. In Ayurveda, Vatarakta is a disease caused by imbalance of Vata dosha and Rakta dhatu. It is also known as ‘Khuda vata’, ‘Aadhyavata’, Medasavrutta vata’. Vatarakta is also one of the lifestyle disorder. Acharya Charaka explained in detail about Vatarakta vyadhi. Sushruta has explained Vatarakta disease under the concept of Vatavyadhi adhyaya named as ‘Vatashonita’. In this disease there is vitiation of Vata and Rakta. The aggravated vata dosha causes avarodha in the path of Rakta dhatu. For this Raktamokshana is the best chikitsa or line of treatment described by acharya. It reliefs pain, araktata in the affected joints. With the raktamokshana chikitsa, Shamana chikitsa is also very important. In this Amritadi guggulu, pinda taila & Navakarshika Kwatha is used for pain, burning sensation and pricking pain.

Keywords: Vatarakta, Raktamokshana, Shamana chikitsa, Gout.