Abstract

Vd. Sachin Indrachand Pawar*, Vd. Neena Damle and Vd. Dnyaneshwar Padvi

ABSTRACT

Amavata is made up of a mixture of two words, Ama and Vata. The ailment is often due to derangement of Agni, like Jatharagni, Dhatvagni and Bhutagni, etc. ensuing in the production of Ama and this Ama circulates in the complete body by means of the vitiated Vata and receives positioned in the Shleshmasthana (Amashaya, Asthisandhi etc) inflicting pain, stiffness and swelling over the small and big joints making a person lame. The scientific presentation of Amavata closely mimics with the unique range of Rheumatological issues referred to as Rheumatoid Arthritis in accordance with their similarities on medical features Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a continual inflammatory, unfavourable and deforming symmetrical polyarthritis related with systemic involvement. The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in India in person has been mentioned to differ from 0.5 to 3.8% in women and from 0.15 to 1.35% in men. Allopathic treatment provides symptomatic relief but the underlined pathology remains untreated due to absence of effective therapy and also giving rise to many side effects, toxic symptoms and adverse reactions. The Ayurvedic treatment not only devoid such type of sick effect, but also presents a higher way by using treating Agni and Ama at its by using treating Agni and Ama at its roots. The concepts of administration of Amavata are langhana, Swedana, Dravyas having tikta, katu rasa, deepan pachana as Shamana chikitsa. The first specified description of Amavata as a sickness is observed in Madhav Nidan, so the existing study offers with systemic assessment of Amavata w.s.r. Rheumatoid Arthritis from all the classics of Ayurveda and its management.