Abstract

EFFICACY OF RASNADI GUGGULU AND YOGRAJA GUGGULU IN JANUSANDHIGATA VATA- A PILOT STUDY

Pushpendra Kumar* and Kiran Shah

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Abstract

A clinical study was conducted on patients of Janusandhigata vata resembling conditions with osteoarthritis to evaluate the Janusandhigata vata hara Karma of Rasnadi guggulu and Yograja guggulu mentioned in various Ayurvedic classics. The aim and objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of Rasnadi guggulu and Yograja guggulu in janusandhi gata vata. The preliminary study was done on 8 cases of janusandhi vata w.s.r. to osteoarthritis. Results obtained from study revealed that it shows good effect in relieving subjective criteria like shula, prasaran akunchan pravrutti vedana, tenderness, shotha etc. The results of the pilot trial provide preliminary support to continue work on larger sample sizes at OPD level.

Keywords: Janusandhigata vata, Rasnadi guggulu, Yograja guggulu, Shula, Prasaran akunchan pravrutti, Shotha, tenderness.