ROLE OF HERBAL PREPRATIONS IN GENERAL SYMPTOMS OF AMAVATA, W.S.R TO ASHWAGANDHA AND SHUNTHI
Dr. Alok Ranjan Rajak* and Dr. Ram Adahr Singh
ABSTRACT
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), an auto-immune musculo skeletal disorder, explained in modern medicine has a close resemblance with the clinical entity of Amavata. Amavata vis-a-vis Rheumatoid Arthritis is one of the dreaded diseases that the mankind faces today. Even though, Amavata is not proved to be fatal, it cripples the affected patients. This dreadful disease producing stiffness of body becomes a cause of many other diseases also. Despite the awareness of the disease, reasonable explanations for the cause and source of RA are still obscure in modern science. Hence no rational curative measures are known. Ayurveda, the age old Indian System of Medicine, advocates a reliable management of diseases with due consideration to protect the normal health while treating the disease with highly efficacious and easily available drugs based on humoral theory. Ayurvedic approach to the disease Amavata is to re establish the body structure and to balance the vitiated Doshas. Alleviation of Vata Dosha has special importance in the management. The present study deals with the Amavatahara karma of Ashwagandha and Shunthi.
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