Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SHOTHA W.S.R. TO OEDEMA

Dr. Poonam Verma* and Dr. Ravi Sharma

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Abstract

Ayurveda is the oldest medical science in the world, which starts with birth and ends with death. The daily routine as well as the treatment to cure the disease are vividly described in it. In this article we are going to discuss about a disease namely Shotha. It is an independent disease which seen in the form of the Purvarupa (prodromal symptoms), Rupa (symptoms) and Updrava (complication) of several diseases also. Shvyathu and Shopha are the synonymes of it. Shotha is compared with oedema of modern science, in which fluid of body begins to accumulate in the different parts of the body. This paper is an honest effort to know about Nidana (etiological factors), Purvarupa (prodromal symptoms), Rupa (Symptoms), Samprapti (pathogenesis), Bheda (types), Chikitsa (treatment) and Pathya-apathya (diet) of Shotha (oedema) entirely.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Shotha, Chikitsa, Pathya-apathya.