Abstract

ROLE OF VIRECHANA KARMA IN AMAVATA (RHEUMATOID ARTHERITIS)

*Priya Kutiyal, Sanjay Gupta, Parul Sharma and Priyanka

ABSTRACT

The vata associated with ama is knowm as amavata. Ama is produced due to indigestion alone with vata. When vitiated vata and ama lodge in trik and sandhi leading to satambhan in all body parts, this condition is known amavata. In modern we can correlate with rheumatoid arthritis. RA is chronic inflammatory disease with systemic involvement. It begins with fatigue, anorexia, generalized weakness and disease in musculoskeletol system. In joint involvement synovial inflammation causes swelling, stiffness, tenderness, limitation of movement. In amavata shlesham sthan (amashaya, sandhi, hridhaya) becomes more phicchil, vidhagdh and vikrit which causes shrotoavrodha and vata prakop. In modern medicine DMARDS (hydroxychloroquine sulfate, lefunomide), Glucocorticoids (betamithasone, prednisone), NSAIDS (celecoxib, diclofenac sodium), Analgesic (acitaminophene, tramadol) are given.

Keywords: Amavata (Rheumatoid artherits), Virechana karma.