Abstract

A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF AMA VATA AND SANDHI VATA

*Dr. Ram Kumar Agarwal, Dr. Rakesh Saraswat, Dr. Pankaj Mishra, Dr. Manjula Mishra

ABSTRACT

Ama vata is a disease caused by vitiation or aggravation of vayu associated with Ama. Aggravated vayu circulates with Ama through dhamanies all over the body,takes place in the shleshma sthana (Amashaya,sandhi,etc) producing symptoms such as stiffness,swelling and tenderness in small and big joints.The symptoms of Ama vata are similar to rheumatism included rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever. Sandhi vata is described under vata vyadhi in all ayurvedic text.Charak was described separately “sandhigata anila” but it was not included under 80 types of nanatmaja vata vyadhi.The symptoms of sandhi vata are similar to osteoarthritis which is the most common degenerative joints disease in older peopie.

Keywords: Ama vata, Sandhi vata, Rheumatic fever, Osteoarthritis, Panchkarma Yoga.