A PILOT STUDY ON EFFICACY OF VAITARANABASTI AND PANCHSAM CHURNA IN AMAVATA W.S.R. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Dr. Jaya Singh* and Dr. Shweta Mishra
ABSTRACT
Amavata is commenest and most crippling joint disorder. It is disease
of Rasavaha srotasa. Due to hetu sevan when Ama combines with
aggravated Vata, pathogenesis of Amavata occurs. The clinical
features of Amavata are pain, swelling and stiffness of joints, fever and
general debility. These symptoms are closely related to
Rheumatological arthitis. It is chronic degenerative disease of the
connective tissue mainly involving the joints. In the disease of
Amavata due to Agnimandya, Amotpatti, and Sandhivikriti occurs. So
treatment of Amavata aims at correcction of Agni and regulation of
Vata thus maintain healthy sandhi and sandhistha shleshma will be the
supreme one for this disease. Due to lack of awareness in the society
about disease and its complication people suffer from lifelong joint
deformity. In present scenario with the globalization of Ayurveda everybody is looking with
the hope towards us to overcome this challenge. There are various herbal as well as Rasa
preparations mentioned in our classics which are effective remedy in Amavata.
Keywords: Amavata, Rasavaha srotas, Vata, Ama, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sandhivikriti.
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