A review on clinical varieties of vatarakta as per morbid doshas Array Section Review of Article

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Aniket Mahajan

Abstract

Vatarakta is one of the main diseases in the present era characterized by severe pain, tenderness, inflammation and burning sensation in the affected joints. It is a tridoshaja vyadhi, with vata pradhanyata and rakta as main dushya. In this article clinical varieties of vatarakta as per morbid doshas has been mentioned. Vatarakta is one of the commonest disease now a days which is characterized by severe pain, tenderness, inflammation, burning sensation in affected joints. Mainly small joints of hand and feet are affected. Ayurvedic literature contains brief description about nidanpanchaka of Vatarakta. In Ayurveda Vatarakta said to be caused by faulty and irregular dietary habits like fast food, spicy, oily and heavy diet, Rukshahara, Viruddhashan, Vishamashan along with Jalkrida, Jagaran, Divasvaap, Atyadhvagamana, Vegavrodh, travelling by vehicles over long distance, continuous sitting or standing for long time, these are “Hetusâ€(Causative factors) of Vatarakta. These hetus are responsible for vitiation of Vata and Rakta, as the name suggest dosha Vata and dushya Rakta both are equally responsible for disease Vatarakta, due to vitiated rakta there is margavrodh which causes obstruction in the way of vata which creates inflammation, stiffness and pain in the small joints. Vata and Rakta get vitiated and form vatarakta disease. Mainpathogenic factors are vata and rakta in pathogenesis of Vatarakta.

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Mahajan, A. . (2020). A review on clinical varieties of vatarakta as per morbid doshas: Array. Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, 4(06). https://doi.org/10.52482/ayurline.v4i06.485

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