World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATION OF JANU SANDHI AND JANU SANDHIGATA VATA

*Sandeep Kumar, Dr. Ashok Dwivedi, Dr. Renu Tripathi and Dr. Mini K.V 

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is one of the ancient sciences not only pertaining to the medicine but beyond that. Acharya Sushruta in Sharir Sthana explained about the Sandhi and their importance. Janu Sandhi is one of the important Sandhi amongst them.[1] In Ayurveda, Sandhi is a technical word indicating that it is a place where two or more bones meet together and the joint may be fixed type or with less or more movement. The Janu Sandhi (knee joint) is a condylar synovial joint. It is a modified hinge joint that connects the rounded condyles (bony ends) of the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone) and is bounded in front by the patella (knee cap). Various ligaments, muscles and tendons help to confine joint motion within safe limits, while the menisci and cartilage, cushion the joint against considerable forces that bear on the knee. Due to aggravation of Vata dosha in Sandhi result a diseased condition known as “Janu Sandhigata Vata”. Osteoarthritis is defined as a degenerative non inflammatory joint disease characterized by destruction of articular cartilage and formation of new bone at the joint surfaces and margins.[2]

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