Abstract

EFFECT OF AGNIKARMA THERAPY ON JOINTS PAIN – A REVIEW ARTICLE

Ashutosh Kumar Gupta*, Suman Yadav and Ashutosh Kumar Yadav

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Abstract

In Ancient Books, the word pain can be co-related with Shoola, which is caused due to variation of vata. Use of Agnikarma therapy for various ailments was found in Ayurvedic treatiese. There are various treatment in Ayurveda, which are described by Acharyas, Agnikarma (heat therapy) is one among them. In Sushruta Samhita, Agnikarma is used in various disorders such as Arsha, Bhagandar, Arbuda, Antravridhi etc. as para surgical procedure. Acharya Sushruta also described different materials for Agnikarma therapy according to Dhatu and various parts of body (as skin, muscles, blood vessels and ligaments) such as Pippali(Piper longum), AjaSkakrut(goat excreta), Godanti(Gypsum), Shara (arrow), Shalakha(metal rod), Kshaudra(honey), Guda(jaggery) and Sneha(oil/fat). Many allopathic drugs such as nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs, relieving from pain of body but if they are used for longer duration, they can cause potential side effect on the body, hence in present era there is a need for re-establishment of Agnikarma therapy in shool management. In this article, an attempt has been made to search the researchers conducted on Agnikarma related to Joint pains.

Keywords: Agnikarma, Pain, Para-surgical, shool.