Abstract

A CASE STUDY ON AMAVATA W.S.R TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Vd. Arti Gond*, Mamta Maurya and Pratiksha Pandey 

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Abstract

Amavata is made up of two words Ama and Vata. Amavata is one of the commonest disorders caused by the impairment of Agni (digestive fire), formation of Ama (bio-toxin) and vitiation of Vata Dosha Amavata is produced mainly due to vitiation of vata along with the formation of Ama. The Ama combines with Vata Dosha and occupies shleshmasthana (Asthisandhi) which result in 'Amavata'. When disease grow in intensity it become difficult to cure, as well as involved joints of hands, feet, head, ankle, knees and produces pain, swelling, stiffness and tenderness in affected joints. Amavata is correlated with Rheumatoid Arthritis due to similarities of clinical features. Rheumatic Arthritis is an autoimmune disease causing a chronic symmetrical polyarthritis with systemic involvement.

Keywords: Amavata, Ama, Valukapotli Swedan, Shamana chikitsa, Virechan, Simhanad guggul, Rasnasaptak Kwath, Rheumatoid Arthritis.