Management of Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis) through Ayurved Chikitsa Siddhanta – A case Study

Abstract

Amavata is one of the challenging disease to the medical field . The disease in which the Ama combines with the vruddha vata and gets accommodate in shleshma sthana i.e sandhi and shows symptoms such as sandhishotha ,sandhishool, stambha . These symptoms resembles the disease called Rhumatoid Arthritis . Rhumatoid Arthritis is managed by DMARDs ( Disease modifying anti Rhumatoid drugs) but it won’t completely cures the disease. In Ayurveda Chakradatta has described the treatment principle for Amavata .It inclues Langhana, Sedana,Tikta Katu ras, Basti,Upanah are beneficial in the management of Amavata .So here we present a case study of Amavata after combined intervention including Shaman and Shodhan chikitsa.