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SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION ON SIDDHA SASHTRICHERBOMINERAL FORMULATION “GENDHAGA VALLAATHI” FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS - A REVIEW

Rajalakshmi. A*, Vetha Merlin Kumari. H, Nalini Sofia.H, Manickavasagam.K, Mohan. S

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Siddha system were practised in traditional Tamil speaking people, where they exists beyond the continent also. The people were well in Physical and Mental health with the Siddha Medicines. When the infectious diseases were ruled over the world, people were looked for the conventional medicines. But the re-infectious threat, challenging non-communicable diseases has reverted back the people to Siddha system of Medicines. Rheumatic or Musculoskeletal conditions compromises over 150 diseases and syndromes which are usually progressive and associated with Physical disability. Rheumatoid arthritis is such a medical threat to the world due to its disability and mortality. Rheumatoid arthritis is a generalised disease affecting the connective tissues of the whole body with focalised involvement of the Musculoskeletal system. People have long feared rheumatoid arthritis as one of the most disabling type of arthritis.The clinical features of Rheumatoid arthritis were correlated well with Uthiravaatha Suronitham in Siddha system pathology. Uthiravaatha Suronitham were classified under 84 types of Vaatha diseases as per the saint Yugi. According to him, the features of Uthiravaatha suronitham were Pain and swelling in the ankle joints, dorsum of the foot, knee joint , smaller joints of the hands, loss of appetite , mental depression. These symptoms were due to the elevation of Vaatham with deranged Pitham. An emerging body of research is focussing on various treatment modalities for Rheumatoid arthritis. In Siddha literatures, various formulations were indicated for Rheumatoid arthritis.Gendhaga Vallaathi, a formulatory Siddha medicine is one of the traditionally used drug for treating Rheumatoid arthritis. This leading study in collection of scientific reviews about the drug in hope of creating better treatment for Rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords: Siddha formulation, Gendhaga vallaathi, Pharmacological activities, Rheumatoid arthritis, Uthiravaatha suronitham.