World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

ROLE OF VALUKASVEDA AND VAITARANA BASTI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AMAVATA (RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS)

Dr. Shailej Gupta*

ABSTRACT

Amavata is one of the common and most crippling joint disorders. It is a chronic, degenerative disease of the connective tissue mainly involving the joints. Ama associated with aggravated Vata plays dominant role in the pathogenesis of Amavata. The clinical features of Amavata such as pain, swelling and stiffness of joints, fever, and general debility are the features that closely mimics the rheumatological disorder called as rheumatoid arthritis. The classical treatment of Amavata is Langhana, Swedana, Deepana, Amapachana, Shodhana, Shamana, Basti Chikitsa etc. Acharya Chakradatta had indicated Vaitarana Basti in Amavata. It is used in Amavata because it brings Doshas from Shakha to Koshtha and removes them out of the body via Gudmarga and give relief. Basti dravyas posses the pharmacodynamic properties such as Laghu –Tikshna Guna, Katu-Tikta Rasa, Ushna Veerya etc. are against the Guru, Pichchhila, Sheeta Guna of Ama. Thus Vaiarana Basti proves an effective treatment in Amavata. In the present clinical trail 30 patients suffering with Amavata were selected and divided into 2 groups with 15 patients each administered with Valukasveda and Vaitarana Basti.

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